oil paint

noun

A paint in which the colours or pigments are suspended in an oil-based carrier such as linseed oil which hardens on exposure to the air.

Meanings

nounoil paint (plural oil paints)

plural oil paints

  1. A paint in which the colours or pigments are suspended in an oil-based carrier such as linseed oil which hardens on exposure to the air.

Translations

Afrikaans olieverf
  • olieverfpaint
Chinese Mandarin 油彩
  • 油彩 (yóucǎi)paint
Dutch olieverf
  • olieverfpaint
Finnish öljyväri, öljymaali
  • öljyväripaint
  • öljymaalipaint
Polish farba olejna, olej
  • farba olejnapaint
  • olejpaint
Russian ма́сляная кра́ска
  • ма́сляная кра́ска (másljanaja kráska)paint
Swedish oljefärg
  • oljefärgpaint
Thai สีน้ำมัน
  • สีน้ำมัน (sǐi-nám-man)paint
Turkish yağlı boya
  • yağlı boyapaint
Vietnamese sơn dầu
  • sơn dầupaint
Cite this entry
APA

oil paint. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oil%20paint

MLA

“oil paint.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oil%20paint. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oil paint,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oil%20paint.

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