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paintable

  • a word derived from paint.
    paint
    noun
    a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.

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“I used peel-and-stick wallpaper, Tempaper & Co. paintable wallpaper and a faux flexible chair rail to transform this space. The floors are black-and-white checkered peel-and-stick vinyl. I wanted it to feel over the top.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2024

Clear or paintable white acrylic latex caulk can close open spaces that would otherwise let in cold air.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 23, 2021

Because the bricks on your wall have a whitewashed look, which you could only replicate with a light application of paint, make sure whatever caulk you use is paintable.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 29, 2021

“Morning, Paramin” is a collaboration between two foreigners who have both spent chunks of their lives in a country that is, as Walcott writes, “full of paintable names.”

From The New Yorker ● Jan. 12, 2017

The wedding itself was the most paintable scene yet staged in the wilderness, and an idealistic picture of it has hung in American homes ever since.

From The Pocahontas-John Smith Story by Pocahontas Wight Edmunds