the paint is flaking off
1paint — paint1 W3S2 [peınt] n [U] 1.) a liquid that you put on a surface, using a brush to make the surface a particular colour ▪ a can of blue paint ▪ Wet paint (=used as a warning on signs when something has just been painted) ▪ The whole house could… …
21966 Flood of the River Arno in Florence — The Arno River flood of November 4, 1966 killed many people and damaged or destroyed millions of masterpieces of art and rare books in Florence. It is considered the worst flood in the city s history since 1557. With the combined effort of… …
3The Last Supper (Leonardo) — Refimprove|date=September 2008Infobox Painting| title=The Last Supper artist= Leonardo da Vinci year=1495 ndash;1498 type=tempera on gesso, pitch and mastic height=460 width=880 height inch=181 width inch = 346 city=Milan museum=Santa Maria delle …
4Restoration of the Sistine Chapel frescoes — The restoration of the frescoes of the Sistine Chapel was one of the most significant art restorations of the 20th century. The Sistine Chapel was built by Pope Sixtus IV within the Vatican immediately to the north of St. Peter s Basilica and… …
5flake — 1. noun a flake of paint Syn: sliver, wafer, shaving, paring, chip, fragment, scrap, shred 2. verb the paint was flaking off Syn: peel (off), chip, blister, come off …
6flake — [[t]fle͟ɪk[/t]] flakes, flaking, flaked 1) N COUNT: usu with supp, oft N of n, n N A flake is a small thin piece of something, especially one that has broken off a larger piece. ...flakes of paint... Large flakes of snow began swiftly to fall …
7Bacchus and Ariadne — Infobox Painting| title=Bacchus and Ariadne artist=Titian year=1520 ndash;1523 type=oil on canvas (applied onto conservation board 1968) height=176.5 width=191 museum=National Gallery, London Bacchus and Ariadne (1520 23) is an oil painting by… …
8flake — I 1. noun 1) flakes of pastry Syn: sliver, wafer, shaving, paring; chip, scale; fragment, scrap, shred; technical lamina 2) informal Geoff can be such a flake Syn: ditz …
9ARCHAEOLOGY — The term archaeology is derived from the Greek words archaios ( ancient ) and logos ( knowledge, discourse ) and was already used in ancient Greek literature in reference to the study of ancient times. In its modern sense it has come to mean the… …
10Doctor Who merchandise — The long running British science fiction television series Doctor Who has since its beginnings in the 1960s generated many hundreds of products related to the show, from toys and games to picture cards and postage stamps. This article is not an… …
