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Artex

Artex proper noun: a surface coating used for interior decorating, most often found on ceilings, allowing the decorator to add a texture. It formerly contained asbestos, now known to be harmful.

Proper noun

Artex

  1. A surface coating used for interior decorating, most often found on ceilings, allowing the decorator to add a texture. It formerly contained asbestos, now known to be harmful.

Origin of Artex

British trade name, perhaps art + -ex?

Words formed from Artex

Questions about Artex

What does Artex mean?
Artex means a surface coating used for interior decorating, most often found on ceilings, allowing the decorator to add a texture. It formerly contained asbestos, now known to be harmful.
What part of speech is Artex?
Artex is a proper noun.

Words near Artex in the dictionary

  1. artesian waters
  2. artesian well
  3. artesian wells
  4. artesunate
  5. artesunates
  6. Artex
  7. artexed
  8. artfag
  9. artfags
  10. artfest
  11. artfests

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