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vb. (en-pastpaint out)
Usage examples of "painted out".
The planes were decorated with flamboyant squadron emblems illustrating such laudable ideals as Courage, Might, Justice, Truth, Liberty, Love, Honor and Patriotism that were painted out at once by Milo's mechanics with a double coat of flat white and replaced in garish purple with the stenciled name M &.
It was that the truth would take her away from me, that the truth would mandate some action that would divide us forever, and she'd be lost, like a little girl I had painted out of the imagination, no more a warm and living being in my arms.
A good many names were scratched or painted out, others written in above them.
Savages appeared, painted out of recognition, edging round the ledge toward the neck.
On learning that she had had the Quincy coat-of-arms painted on her carriage at home, he told her to have it painted out.
I could see now, with fresh eyes, that the name newly painted out at the foot of the parking space was P.
When he and Captain Jake went to the Paxmore Boatyard to inspect the refitted Jessie T they found the old name painted out, and in its place a crisp new board with the simple letters Eden.
I chose a spot near the entrance, assigned to an employee whose name had been painted out.
Mercy me--when my children beg me to have all those gods and goddesses painted out overhead I always say I'm too thankful to have somebody about me that NOTHING can shock!