oil
- noun
- /ɔɪl/
- The dining room was illuminated by oil wicks burning in globes of blown glass.
- oil painting
- oil paint
- oil on canvas
It's like, no, whether it's watercolors, oil, Conte, crayons, doesn't matter.
- It's like, no, whether it's watercolors, oil, Conte, crayons, doesn't matter.
- Just painting oils and wash, not acrylics.
Examples
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Villers was not the first artist to reference fashion prints in an ambitious oil painting.
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What would you say if I were to donate one of my priceless oil paintings to your conservancy?
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The pigments are to be mixed first with oil; next, with wax without oil.
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American artists such as Franz Kline and Mark Tobey, working in oil paint, made frequent use of this technique.87.
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The artist carefully applied the oil paint to the canvas to create a vibrant landscape.
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After mixing the colors, she began to create a stunning oil painting of the sunset.
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He learned that oil paints require a longer drying time compared to other types of paint.
Synonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To say or do something to calm a tense situation between people
Compounds
- Literature
Large companies in the oil industry that have much money and political power
- Offensive
A person who tricks people by offering fake medicines or useless products
A pale yellow oil from castor seeds that people use to treat constipation and to make paints and varnishes
A clear oily liquid made from oil under the ground used on skin, machines, or to treat constipation
- Specialized
A machine that moves oil to engine parts to cool them and make them move smoothly
A strong oil from the peppermint plant used to add flavour and help with digestion
A group of countries or companies that work together to control oil production and prices
An oil with a strong smell from eucalyptus leaves that eases colds and helps clean things
- Specialized
An oil from a small plant that smells strong and flavors foods and soothes pain
- Specialized
Oil that easily evaporates and gives a plant's smell or taste, often used in perfumes and flavorings
Oil from the livers of cod and similar fish that people take to get vitamins A and D
- Specialized
An oil from plants or animals that does not evaporate and is used in cooking, cosmetics and medicine
How Fast-Drying
Surface Forms
Etymology
Oil comes from the Latin oleum and Greek elaion, which mean 'olive'. Painters mixed color with plant oils (like olive or linseed), so 'oil' can also mean a kind of paint that uses oil as its binder and gives rich, smooth colors.