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Definition of paint chip noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

paint chip

noun

1a small piece of paint that has broken off something or the small area where the paint has come off

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2a strip of card with samples of paint in different colors, provided in stores to help customers decide which paint to buy

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