Paint Peɪnt Coat Noun White Gloss/Matt/Acrylic Woodwork Recently

• white paint
• gloss/matt/acrylic paint
• the woodwork has recently been given a fresh coat of paint.
• wet paint! (= used as a sign)

paint

1. a liquid that is put on surfaces to give them a particular colour; a layer of this liquid when it has dried on a surface
• SEE ALSO face paint
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/face-paint
• white paint
• gloss/matt/acrylic paint
• The woodwork has recently been given a fresh coat of paint.
• Wet paint! (= used as a sign)
• The paint is starting to peel off.
• The house is desperately in need of a lick of paint (= a new coat of paint).
• We did a quick paint job on the car (= a new coat of paint to make it look better) and hoped the damage wasn't noticeable.
• a can/pot/tin of paint

Extra Examples

• The aircraft have been repainted in the original red and black paint scheme.
• The artist has used several layers of paint to create the stormy sky.
• The stove is available in two metallic paint finishes.
2. tubes or blocks of paint used for painting pictures
• oil paints
• an artist working with acrylic paints

Word Origin

• Middle English: from peint ‘painted’, past participle of Old French peindre, from Latin pingere ‘to paint’.