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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

To close the gaps between the molding miters and the wall, apply a thin line of paintable caulk.

From Seattle Times May 12, 2023

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

Alix narrowed her eyes against it and thought it would be paintable.

From Non-combatants and Others by Dame Rose Macaulay