Examples of oil color in a Sentence
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The vibrancy of Cranach’s original oil colors was exposed, together with scarred areas of paint loss.
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Christopher Knight, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2024
If applied to a canvas, the paste would create a smooth base layer that painters could beautify with oil colors. Eckersberg, Købke, and their fellow painters likely didn’t interact with the beer.
—Rahul Rao, Popular Science, 25 May 2023
Christopher Knight, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2024
If applied to a canvas, the paste would create a smooth base layer that painters could beautify with oil colors. Eckersberg, Købke, and their fellow painters likely didn’t interact with the beer.
—Rahul Rao, Popular Science, 25 May 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2
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The first known use of oil color was
in the 15th century
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“Oil color.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oil%20color. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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