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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As I lay in bed I found myself looking at an oleograph which hung on the wall opposite my bed.
From Occultism and Common-Sense by Willson, Beckles
I've a rather striking oleograph of the Deutcher Kaiser.
From Hawtrey's Deputy by Cuneo, Cyrus
When it was over, I lighted her cigarette, and drew her attention to the oleograph, which pictured Gideon's astonishment at the condition of what, on examination, proved to be a large fleece.
From The Brother of Daphne by Yates, Dornford
But, now, I cannot for the life of me remember whether there was such an oleograph or not.
From The Wonder by Beresford, J. D. (John Davys)
Between the dirtysugar sands of the desert and the oleograph sky it was a third band of brilliant color, monstrously outofplace.
From Greener Than You Think by Moore, Ward
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