Definition of House paint

1. Noun. Paint used to cover the exterior woodwork of a house.

Exact synonyms: Housepaint
Generic synonyms: Paint, Pigment

Lexicographical Neighbors of House Paint

house number
house numbers
house of God
house of accommodation
house of cards
house of correction
house of detention
house of ill repute
house of prayer
house of worship
house officer
house organ
house organs
house paint (current term)
house painter
house painting
house parties
house party
house physician
house plant
house plants
house points
house poor
house proud
house rat
house rats
house rule
house rules

Literary usage of House paint

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An American's London by Louise Closser Hale (1920)
"There is no use urging her to buy fewer oil paints and more house paint. There is no use trying to make her see if she bought more house paint she could, ..."

2. The New England Farmer by Samuel W. Cole (1857)
"here is a receipt for making paint which I have used and found a durable, cheap and economical white house paint. I Skim milk, two quarts ; fresh slaked ..."

3. Inorganic Chemistry by Hamilton Perkins Cady (1912)
"It is a well established fact that a cheap red barn paint will last longer than a high-priced white house paint. when both are mixed with equally good oil. ..."

4. Handbook of Rock Excavation, Methods and Cost by Halbert Powers Gillette (1916)
"... roundhouse, gas house, paint house, and sand house In addition to an office building there will be 9 auxiliary buildings. Crushed Stone, Panama Canal. ..."

5. General Chemistry by Hamilton Perkins Cady (1916)
"The explanation offered is that the pigment in the red paint is chemically inert, while the white lead in the house paint gradually converts the oil into a ..."

6. Pamphlets on Wood Preservation (1909)
"... which is just as fire resisting in its nature as the best grade house paint, but is not made of such high grade material. These paints become more ..."

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