house paint
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- noun
- /haʊs peɪnt/
:
pintura para casas
- The use of lead in house paint gradually decreased from the early 1950s through the 1970s as latex paint, which typically does not contain lead, became available.
- latex house paint
- exterior house paint
- acrylic house paint
Yeah, No, I drank a gallon of house paint, but you know, there was a drizzle.
- Yeah, No, I drank a gallon of house paint, but you know, there was a drizzle.
- OK, so First off for the base, we have some regular old house paint here and we're going to add in a couple tablespoons of our baking powder.
Examples
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We decided to use a high-quality house paint to ensure the exterior looks fresh for years.
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His threadbare shirt was stained with house paint; he blinked often; his lips were cracked.
Fiction book (1996) -
Say I state that house paint is intended to place color on houses.
Blog text (31) -
We finished my father's cave by covering it with brown and gray house paint.
Fiction book (1996) -
The federal government finally banned the use of unsafe levels of lead in house paint in 1978.
Academic text (1995) -
Until approximately 1950, lead was used as a primary ingredient in many oil-based interior and exterior house paints.
Academic text (1995) -
After researching different brands, she chose a durable house paint for the wooden trim.
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The local hardware store has a wide selection of house paint in various colors to match your style.
Synonyms
Paint for the outside of a house to protect and decorate it
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'paint for a house' is directly derived from the constituents 'house' (building to live in) and 'paint' (coating material); it follows a regular noun-noun compound pattern in English. This compositional structure is cross-linguistically common and therefore a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The name house paint simply names paint used on a house. People made special paint to 'protect' and 'cover' the outside wood and walls from rain and sun, so the phrase means paint made for a house's outside.