oleograph

American  

[oh-lee-uh-graf, -grahf] / ˈoʊ li əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun

1. a chromolithograph printed in oil colors on canvas or cloth.

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oleograph British  

/ ˌəʊlɪˈɒɡrəfɪ, ˌəʊlɪəˈɡræfɪk, -ˌɡræf, ˈəʊlɪəˌɡrɑːf /

noun

1. a chromolithograph printed in oil colours to imitate the appearance of an oil painting

2. the pattern formed by a drop of oil spreading on water

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Other Word Forms

• oleographic adjective
• oleography noun

Etymology

Origin of oleograph

First recorded in 1870–75; oleo- + -graph

Example Sentences

One day he stood before the oleograph, apparently examining with deep interest the different aspects of the Swiss scenery.

From A Mummer's Wife by Moore, George (George Augustus)

I’ve a rather striking oleograph of the Kaiser.

From Masters of the Wheat-Lands by Bindloss, Harold

It was all still and unemotional as a Sunday School oleograph.

From Man and Maid by Nesbit, E. (Edith)

The rest was conjecture—a riddle that only the sea, lying as blue and flat and still as the sea in a gaudy oleograph, could answer.

From Blue Aloes Stories of South Africa by Stockley, Cynthia

The pictures on the wall included an oleograph portrait of the late King Edward in the costume of an Admiral, a large engraving of Mr. Landseer's inevitable stag, and several coloured and illuminated texts.

From A Rogue by Compulsion by Bridges, Victor