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oil painting — oil painter. 1. the art or technique of painting with oil colors. 2. a painting executed in oil colors. [1775 85] * * * Painting in oil colours, a medium consisting of pigments suspended in drying oils. Oil paint enables both fusion of tones and… … Universalium
Oil painting — Oil Oil (oil), n. [OE. oile, OF. oile, F. huile, fr. L. oleum; akin to Gr. ?. Cf. {Olive}.] Any one of a great variety of unctuous combustible substances, more viscous than and not miscible with water; as, olive oil, whale oil, rock oil, etc.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
oil painting — oil .painting n 1.) a picture painted with oil paint 2.) [U] the art of painting with oil paint 3.) he s/she s no oil painting BrE used humorously to say that someone is not very attractive … Dictionary of contemporary English
oil painting — oil ,painting noun 1. ) count a picture painted with oil paint 2. ) uncount the art of painting pictures with oil paint … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
oil painting — n. 1. a picture painted in oil colors 2. the art of painting in oil colors … English World dictionary
oil painting — oil paintings N COUNT An oil painting is a picture which has been painted using oil paints. Several magnificent oil paintings adorn the walls … English dictionary
Oil painting — Mona Lisa, Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1503–06 Oil painting is the process of painting with pigments that are bound with a medium of drying oil especially in early modern Europe, linseed oil. Often an oil such as linseed was boiled w … Wikipedia
oil painting — UK / US noun Word forms oil painting : singular oil painting plural oil paintings 1) [countable] a picture painted with oil paint 2) [uncountable] the art of painting pictures with oil paint • be no oil painting … English dictionary
oil painting — noun 1 (C) a picture painted with oil paint 2 (U) the art of painting with oil paint 3 he s/she s no oil painting BrE humorous used to say that someone is unattractive or ugly … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
oil painting — /ˈɔɪl peɪntɪŋ/ (say oyl paynting) noun 1. the art of painting with oil colours. 2. a work executed in oil colours. –phrase 3. be no oil painting, Colloquial to lack good looks …
