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Definition of Oil paint
1. Noun. Paint in which a drying oil is the vehicle.
Definition of Oil paint
1. Noun. A paint in which the colours are suspended in an oil such as linseed oil which hardens on exposure to the air. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oil Paint
Literary usage of Oil paint
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Design of Steel Mill Buildings and the Calculation of Stresses in Framed by Milo Smith Ketchum (1921)
"An oil paint consists of a drying oil or varnish and a pigment, ... An oil paint
is analogous to concrete, the linseed oil and pigment in the paint ..."
2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"The desired function of a drier in oil paint is to accelerate the absorption of
oxygen to create a film of dry, hard, insoluble substance on the outer ..."
3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1911)
"For oil paint the vehicles used are oils; for distemper water is employed. ...
For oil paint they are usually ground in oil; for distemper they are sold as ..."
4. Dr. Chase's Recipes: Or, Information for Everybody. An Invaluable Collection by Alvin Wood Chase (1860)
"Mix 2 qts. of oil paint, (except that there is to be no turpentine used,)—any color
... Now put 1 pt. of the gum shellac mixture with the oil paint when it ..."
5. Chemical Abstracts by American Chemical Society (1916)
"Pellicles of oil and oil-paint G. MÜLLER-NAEGELI. ... A coat of oil-paint or
varnish is spread on strong weakly-sized absorbent paper previously treated ..."
6. Structural Engineers' Handbook: Data for the Design and Construction of by Milo Smith Ketchum (1918)
"An oil paint consists of a drying oil or varnish and a pigment, ... An oil paint
is analogous to concrete, the linseed oil and pigment in the paint ..."
7. Handbook of Building Construction: Data for Architects, Designing and by Nathan Clarke Johnson, George Albert Hool (1920)
"After treatment as above, the galvanized iron may be painted with ordinary oil
paint, mixing with the first coat about one quart of turpentine to the gallon ..."
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