“painter's”

The following 4 entries include the term painter's.

painter's colic

noun

: intestinal colic associated with obstinate constipation due to chronic lead poisoning

painter's brush

noun

: indian paintbrush

painter's cream

noun

: a cream made of mastic, nut oil, lead acetate, and water and used to cover a partly finished painting so as to preserve its freshness until resumption of work

painter's naphtha

noun

: a petroleum naphtha used as a thinner for paints


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