paintwork
Britishnoun
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He was able to swerve, avoiding any serious damage, bar some minor scratches on the paintwork.
From BBC ● Jan. 7, 2026
As with good paintwork, much of the cost is in the prep.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 24, 2024
The brothers, who have about 60 balloons as part of Bristol Balloon Collectors, have been returning the balloon to its former glory, including retouching its paintwork.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2023
“The impatience of the paintwork juxtaposed against the permanence conveyed by the representation of decay is a backdoor way to capture the graffiti impulse and make sure it’s never erased.”
From New York Times ● Sep. 10, 2020
It was all shipshape, and the skin of the hull was undamaged, though the neat gyptian paintwork was a bit scratched.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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