paintwork

/ (ˈpeɪntˌwɜːk) /

noun

a surface, such as wood or a car body, that is painted

Nearby words

painted woman, painter, painter's colic, painterly, painting, paintwork, painty, pair, pair annihilation, pair bond, pair of compasses

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Examples from the Web for paintwork

The Cape cart stood on the veld, without a scratch on the paintwork.
The Dop Doctor|Clotilde Inez Mary Graves
She has a deck-house for her sailors, and her paintwork is the same.
The Last Entry|William Clark Russell
A seaman wiping down the paintwork on the deckhouse saluted.
Where the Blue Begins|Christopher Morley
It all tastes of creosote; and then the damned stuff rubs off on the ship and ruins the paintwork.
Cappy Ricks|Peter B. Kyne