oil paint

noun

: paint in which a drying oil is the vehicle

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Tools like looms, thread, fabric and dye are no less important than oil paint or ink. — Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2025 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 The key development in the sixties was Frankenthaler’s turn from oil paint to acrylic. — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025 That’s because the slick surface of oil paint prevents the latex from gripping properly. — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 26 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for oil paint

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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

noun
: paint made with a drying oil
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