oil painting
oil painting
nounDefinition of OIL PAINTING
a picture created with oil paint <hung a beautiful oil painting of the bay on the living room wall>
Related Words fresco, mural, panorama; diptych, triptych; acrylic, aquarelle, gouache, watercolor; distemper, drawing, etching, finger painting, pastel, sketch, tempera; masterpiece; pièce de résistance, showpiece
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