oleograph
Americannoun
noun
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a chromolithograph printed in oil colours to imitate the appearance of an oil painting
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the pattern formed by a drop of oil spreading on water
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She made you feel that part of his glory had entered into Janet Spence when she tendered him that half-crown for the copy of the oleograph.
From Mortal Coils by Aldous Huxley
Leaving the room they crossed to the oilclothed passage and went into the dining-room, a small apartment enlivened by an oleograph of Leo XIII., and some gay chromos.
From The Halo by B. Martin Justice
An oleograph of a picture illustrating this event is found in almost every Serbian house, be it private house or Government building.
From The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 1 by Henry Baerlein
The pictures on the wall included an oleograph portrait of the late King Edward in the costume of an Admiral, a large engraving of Mr. Landseer's inevitable stag, and several coloured and illuminated texts.
From A Rogue by Compulsion by Victor Bridges
One day he stood before the oleograph, apparently examining with deep interest the different aspects of the Swiss scenery.
From A Mummer's Wife by George (George Augustus) Moore
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