oil paint

noun

: paint in which a drying oil is the vehicle

Examples of oil paint in a Sentence

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Light and humidity eat away at all oil paints, but the most vibrant colors have the farthest to fall. Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025 Alternatively, graphics can be given artistic effects like watercolor, oil paint or pencil drawing. Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024 Valdez has kept the room intentionally warm, hoping to speed up the drying of the oil paints in the Jordan piece. Steven Vargas, ARTnews.com, 26 Dec. 2024 Rendered in bas relief on paper pulp with oil paint, Beavers’s images are sculptural paintings that threaten to jump into the 3D realm. Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 27 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for oil paint

Word History

First Known Use

1759, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of oil paint was in 1759

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“Oil paint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oil%20paint. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

oil paint

noun
: paint made with a drying oil
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