бели́ла

nounfeminineinanimateuncountable

1.
whitewash, whiting, white paint
Потоло́к покра́сили бели́лами.
They painted the ceiling with whitewash.
Plural-only noun; covers zinc white, lead white and similar white paints.
2.
(rare) ceruse, white face paint, white makeup
Она́ гу́сто покры́ла лицо́ бели́лами.
She covered her face thickly with ceruse.
Historical cosmetic; plural-only.

Examples

Художник купил белила для своей новой картины.
The artist bought white paint for his new painting.
Художник, примешивавший белила, получал светлые тона.
The artist who mixed white paint in achieved light tones.
Она нанесла белила на холст тонким слоем.
She applied a thin layer of white paint to the canvas.