oil paint

noun

: paint in which a drying oil is the vehicle

Examples of oil paint in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web 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 In that era, Andy Warhol, David Hockney and Mark Rothko all used acrylic paint—a plastic polymer popularized in the 1940s as an alternative to traditional oil paint. Sarah Everts, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2016 Using oil paint, clay, and bright-yet-earthy tones, the Australian’s simple motifs draw on the natural world and the breezy, summery simplicity of the outdoors, as inspired by her hometown Sydney. Noo Saro-Wiwa, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2023 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 7 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

oil paint

noun
: paint made with a drying oil
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