old paint

Frequency: 7.010.8 per million words

Paint that has been on a surface for a long time, often in poor condition.

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Examples (10)

  • Old paint was chipping off the outside walls.
  • The house needed a fresh coat, as the old paint was faded and peeling.
  • He carefully scraped away the layers of old paint to reveal the original wood.
  • Beneath the new wallpaper, they discovered decades of old paint.
  • The artist experimented with textured effects using thick old paint.
  • Before repainting, it's essential to remove all the loose old paint.
  • A strong solvent was needed to strip the stubborn old paint from the metal gate.
  • The garden shed looked dilapidated with its cracking old paint.
  • We decided to sand down the furniture to get rid of the uneven old paint.
  • The conservators worked to preserve the delicate old paint on the ancient fresco.