|
|
Definition of Oleograph
1. n. The form or figure assumed by a drop of oil when placed upon water or some other liquid with which it does not mix.
Definition of Oleograph
1. Noun. (arts) A type of chromolithograph, using oil paint on canvas, that attempts to imitate oil painting ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Oleograph
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Oleograph
1.
1.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oleograph
Literary usage of Oleograph
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Hunger by Knut Hamsun (1921)
"In the bed under the Christ in oleograph I saw two figures, the landlady and the
strange sailor: her legs gleamed whitely against the dark coverlid, ..."
2. Journal of the ... Annual Convention of the Department of Massachusetts (1905)
"Primers and an oleograph have been placed in schools. ... The oleograph has been
placed in some of the schools, one in the high, five in the grammar. ..."
3. Representative One-act Plays by British and Irish Authors by Clark, Barrett Harper, 1890- (1921)
"Between the two windows is a large, unstained deal table above which hangs another
oleograph, revealing the Secret of England's Greatness, and a further ..."
4. Colour Printing and Colour Printers by R. M. Burch, William Gamble (1910)
"A passing allusion may be made to a German type of chromolithograph, known as
the " oleograph " from the fact that the finished print was thickly coated ..."
5. Chinese Central Asia: A Ride to Little Tibet by Henry Lansdell (1894)
"... pressed upon him also a telescope, a pair of coloured spectacles, and some
oleograph pictures ... a set of oleograph pictures, watch-chain, and compass, ..."
Other Resources:
