boiled oil

American  

noun

Chemistry.

1. any oil, as linseed oil, heated together with driers to improve its drying properties.

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Etymology

Origin of boiled oil

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

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boiled oil

These may be dissolved in three ounces of turpentine to one ounce of boiled oil, to one teaspoonful of color, a process that will take place much faster if the mixture is heated.

From Handwork in Wood by William Noyes

This was made of a double thickness of stout canvas, each thickness being well coated on both sides with two coats of boiled oil.

From Turned Adrift by Edward S. Hodgson

Worship of Siva.He anoints the image with clarified butter or boiled oil; pours pure water over it; and then wipes it dry.

From Two Old Faiths Essays on the Religions of the Hindus and the Mohammedans by J. Murray (John Murray) Mitchell

Use equal parts of boiled oil, white lead, pipe clay and black oxide of manganese, and form it into a paste.

From Practical Mechanics for Boys by James Slough Zerbe

A solution of asphaltum in spirits of turpentine is frequently used to darken new oak which is intended for painter's varnish, or a coating of boiled oil.

From French Polishing and Enamelling A Practical Work of Instruction by Richard Bitmead