oil paint

noun

: paint in which a drying oil is the vehicle

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Her likeness—the only da Vinci painting on permanent view in the Americas—was created with oil paints on a flat panel of wood between about 1474 and 1478. E.r. Zarevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 May 2025 These paths have included, so far, working with hair lotion, shea-butter soap, wax, shelving, at least one piano, mirrors, tiles, vinyl records, and old wooden floors as well as such conventional art products as oil paint and canvas. Belinda Luscombe, Time, 31 Mar. 2025 The Frick is a temple of the tangible, where visitors can commune with materials largely missing from their ordinary lives: oil paint, brass, porcelain, damask, and old wood. Justin Davidson, Curbed, 25 Mar. 2025 The medium—oil paint, textile, mixed media, photography, etc.—should largely inform your frame selection. Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for oil paint

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 28 May. 2025.

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oil paint

noun
: paint made with a drying oil
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