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单词 paint chip
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paint chipn.

Brit. /ˈpeɪnt tʃɪp/, U.S. /ˈpeɪnt ˌtʃɪp/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: paint n., chip n.2
Etymology: < paint n. + chip n.2
1. A small piece of paint that has become detached from a painted surface. Also: the area on a painted surface from which a small piece of paint has become detached.
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1891 R. Kipling Light that Failed v. 76 I got angry with a chin and scraped it out. Then I left it in a little heap of paint-chips and came away.
1963 Science 26 Apr. 367/1 Paint chips caught in his clothing identify the vehicle as probably a 1959 Dodge of a particular color.
1998 Classic Cars Apr. 155/3 On closer examination a number of small paint chips are evident, all of which have been carefully touched in.
2. North American. A small sample of a particular brand and colour of paint, mounted on a card or chart; (hence) a card or chart showing the range of available colours for a particular brand of paint. Also figurative.
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1943 N.Y. Times 22 July 31/3 In addition to reproducing the customary paint chips,..the machine developed for the process is also capable of reproducing irregular shape swatches of various colors laid promiscuously in any shape or position.
1950 Washington Post 7 May r12/7 City dwellers pore over paint chips, wallpaper books and fabric swatches.
1978 Washington Post 28 May f3/4 What follows might be thought of as fabric swatches or paint chip samplings from her book.
1986 T. Bodett As Far as you can Go iii. 54 I've learned the difference between Fudge Bar and Coco Bar, Flaming Bush and Cherry Bush. You're probably wondering what I'm talking about. It's those names they put on the paint chips.
2001 This Old House Apr. 99 (advt.) Pick a color, Goldfish for example... Flip the paint chip over to find the perfect color to complement it, Sand Dollar for instance.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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