paintwork
- a surface, such as wood or a car body, that is painted
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Examples from the Web for paintwork
Historical Examples
The Cape cart stood on the veld, without a scratch on the paintwork.
The Dop DoctorClotilde Inez Mary Graves
She has a deck-house for her sailors, and her paintwork is the same.
The Last EntryWilliam Clark Russell
A seaman wiping down the paintwork on the deckhouse saluted.
Where the Blue BeginsChristopher Morley
It all tastes of creosote; and then the damned stuff rubs off on the ship and ruins the paintwork.
Cappy RicksPeter B. Kyne