Definitions for oil paint

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

oil′ paint`(n.)

  1. Category: Fine Arts

    Ref: oil color.

  2. a commercial paint in which a drying oil is the vehicle.

Origin of oil paint:

1780–90

Princeton's WordNet

  1. oil paint(noun)

    paint in which a drying oil is the vehicle

Wiktionary

  1. oil paint(Noun)

    A paint in which the colours are suspended in an oil such as linseed oil which hardens on exposure to the air.


Translations for oil paint

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

oil paint(noun)

paint made with oil

Some artists prefer to use oil paint(s).

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