oil paint

noun

: paint in which a drying oil is the vehicle

Examples of oil paint in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In her teens, Wei Wei’s teachers encouraged her to start using oil paint rather than the easier to work with acrylic. Nicole Demarco, Vogue, 26 July 2024 The artist complicates the format by applying oil paint in thick tangles that produce swells and shallows, and sometimes by including additional shades that are close but not identical to the dominant one. Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 19 July 2024 Shen also was an accomplished artist, primarily working with oil paints. Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 31 May 2024 His other main materials are acrylic and oil paints, clay and, for the underlying structure of the sculptures, wood, wire and metal pieces. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for oil paint 

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Word History

First Known Use

1759, in the meaning defined above

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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 5 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

oil paint

noun
: paint made with a drying oil
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