poppy oil

plural poppy oils

1. countableuncountableSynonym of poppy seed oil.

   Finally she coated the inside of a mug with a thick black tar. “Essence of poppy oils,” she told Marketa. “The sweet oblivion of the magic flower.”

   2012, Linda Lafferty, “The Reunion”, in The Bloodletter’s Daughter: A Novel of Old Bohemia, Las Vegas, Nev.: Amazon Publishing, →ISBN, page 419

   3 more examples

   Among the things shown at the Weyhe Galleries are some admirable pencil drawings by Mrs. Gordon. They would appear to have been done on yellow paper, but it develops that instead this effect was achieved by the use of poppy oil, applied after the study had been set down.

   1927 November 27, E. A. J., “Mr. and Mrs. Jan Gordon Show ‘Vagabonding’ Work”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC

   The city [Afyonkarahisar] is celebrated for its tasty cuisine, cooked with poppy oil, and for particularly savory meat from cattle and sheep fed on poppies.

   1980 November 28, Marvine Howe, “Turkish Farmers Turn Bitterly From Opium Poppy […]”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC

   Many artists complained that Japanese oil paint was of poor quality, prompting Matsuda to release its Super Oil Paint in 1952, incorporating high-grade poppy oil to prevent discoloration and fading.

   2023 March 27, “20th century Japanese poster art – in pictures”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 Mar 2023

   Synonyms: poppy seed oil