oversprayn.
/ˈəʊvəspreɪ/, U.S. /ˈoʊvərˌspreɪ/ Sprayed paint, varnish, etc., which lands outside the intended area, or which does not adhere to the object being sprayed.
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1942 Science 7 Aug. 14/2 Manufacturers..have been asked by the War Production Board to start immediate programs for salvage of the ‘overspray’ of the paint spraying process.
1955 J. D. Edwards & R. I. Wray Aluminium Paint & Powder (ed. 3) iv. 95 The amount of paint sprayed is greatly reduced as most of the overspray is eliminated.
1990 FineScale Modeler Feb. 50/3 (advt.) Your finished projects and surroundings will be protected from overspray.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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