oil painting
Americannoun
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the art or technique of painting with oil colors.
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a painting executed in oil colors.
noun
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a picture painted with oil paints
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the art or process of painting with oil paints
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informal he is not good-looking
Other Word Forms
- oil painter noun
Etymology
Origin of oil painting
First recorded in 1775–85
Example Sentences
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Among the oil paintings, art deco ephemera and geological artifacts, I wasn’t expecting a preserved memorial from the days following the 2015 terrorist attacks, and it leveled me.
An oil painting depicting a smiling Pretti in glasses, a beanie and a scarf, was among the most recent.
From Los Angeles Times
He was assailed by the sight of a life-size oil painting of a man in uniform with enough facial hair to stuff a small cushion.
From Literature
Monaco's royal Christmas card is much grander, with a big fire, oil painting, formal clothes, and a sense of regal order.
From BBC
Yet as the Civil War wound down, Homer successfully turned to oil paintings.
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