oil paint

noun

: paint in which a drying oil is the vehicle

Examples of oil paint in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This indie store stocks everything from sketchbooks and oil paints to Japanese gel pens. — Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026

The oil paints used to cover these elements had notable quantities of titanium white, a pigment that isn’t in any other part of the painting. — Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 11 June 2026

Students who want to paint must buy their own brushes and panels, but all oil paint is provided. — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 10 June 2026

That’s because the slick surface of oil paint prevents the latex from gripping properly. — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 26 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1759, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for oil paint

• acquaint
• complaint
• constraint
• distraint
• repaint
• restraint
• faint
• feint
• maint
• plaint
• quaint
• saint

Kids Definition

oil paint

noun

: paint made with a drying oil