oleograph

American  

[oh-lee-uh-graf, -grahf] / ˈoʊ li əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun

1. a chromolithograph printed in oil colors on canvas or cloth.

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oleograph British  

/ ˌəʊlɪˈɒɡrəfɪ, ˌəʊlɪəˈɡræfɪk, -ˌɡræf, ˈəʊlɪəˌɡrɑːf /

noun

1. a chromolithograph printed in oil colours to imitate the appearance of an oil painting

2. the pattern formed by a drop of oil spreading on water

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Other Word Forms

• oleographic adjective
• oleography noun

Etymology

Origin of oleograph

First recorded in 1870–75; oleo- + -graph

Example Sentences

That was really most singular green hair on that Christ in the oleograph.

From Hunger by Hamsun, Knut

I’ve a rather striking oleograph of the Kaiser.

From Masters of the Wheat-Lands by Bindloss, Harold

I've a rather striking oleograph of the Deutcher Kaiser.

From Hawtrey's Deputy by Cuneo, Cyrus

Near it was a violent oleograph of a lemon-coloured child assaulting an inflammatory butterfly.

From The Four Million by Henry, O.

At the front of the room, above the speaker's platform, hung an oleograph representing the Good Shepherd.

From Jerusalem by Howard, Velma Swanston