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water paint

American  

noun

  1. a pigment, as watercolor, in which water is used as the vehicle.


water paint British  

noun

  1. any water-based paint, such as an emulsion or an acrylic paint

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“This directive will better ensure we’re working in coordination and leveraging resources effectively to tackle lead at all its primary sources, whether it’s water, paint or soil,” Inslee said in a written statement.

From Washington Times May 2, 2016

Using an oil-bound water paint with a 5% DDT solution, they painted the inside of a cage containing fly pupae.

From Time Magazine Archive

The walls were treated with a water paint colored a creamy pumpkin tint that makes the room seem always well lighted.

From Remodeled Farmhouses by Northend, Mary H.

It often happens on shipboard, especially receiving-ships, that the men become very careless; and in carrying water, paint, or grease about the ship, frequently spill some of it on deck.

From Frank on a Gun-Boat by Castlemon, Harry

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