paintwork

noun

paint·​work ˈpānt-ˌwərk 

1

chiefly British : paint sense 3b

2

chiefly British : work with paint

Examples of paintwork in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The idea of an art car dates back to the 1960s, when Janis Joplin and John Lennon transformed their Porsche 356 and Rolls-Royce Phantom V, respectively, with vividly psychedelic paintwork. — Nick Scott, Robb Report, 8 Aug. 2026

Specialist decorators have spent thousands of hours painstakingly refreshing the paintwork, reupholstering the furnishings, and replacing the silk wall-hangings with fabric that matches the designs from over seven decades earlier. — Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 29 July 2026

And yes, there are also folding pedals that people can buy, although Flatbike points out that those could could still scratch paintwork. — Shirl Leigh july 26, New Atlas, 26 July 2026

The Vivid Yellow paintwork fitted to my test car is also difficult to ignore. — Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1764, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for paintwork

• artwork
• beadwork
• berserk
• breastwork
• brickwork
• brushwork
• casework
• classwork
• clockwork
• coursework
• ductwork
• earthwork