paintwork

/ (ˈpeɪntˌwɜːk) /

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noun

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

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Words nearby paintwork

paint oneself into a corner, paint pot, paint roller, paint stripper, paint the town red, paintwork, painty, pair, pair bond, pairing, pairle

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How to use paintwork in a sentence

He was at the window, burning off with a paraffin torch-lamp those parts of the old paintwork that were blistered and cracked.
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists|Robert Tressell
Her topsides grew rusty, her once trim and clean paintwork took on a grimy tint.
Merchantmen-at-Arms|David W. Bone
Grief watched a large cockroach crawling over the greasy paintwork.
A Son Of The Sun|Jack London
She has a deck-house for her sailors, and her paintwork is the same.
The Last Entry|William Clark Russell

It all tastes of creosote; and then the damned stuff rubs off on the ship and ruins the paintwork.
Cappy Ricks|Peter B. Kyne