"paintwork" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: paintworks [plural]
Etymology: paint + work Etymology templates: {{compound|en|paint|work}} paint + work Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} paintwork (countable and uncountable, plural paintworks)
  1. The painted surface of a car, building, etc. Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: paint job
    Sense id: en-paintwork-en-noun-nD4N~T8~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2022 December 14, “News in pictures: Class 87 soldiers on in Bulgaria”, in RAIL, number 972, page 26, photo caption",
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