paintable
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a word derived from
paint.
paintnouna 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.
Example Sentences
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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