oil color
noun
a paint made by grinding a pigment in oil, usually linseed oil.
Origin of oil color
1First recorded in 1530–40
Words Nearby oil color
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How to use oil color in a sentence
The sponge should first be thoroughly wet in clean water and wrung out dry before the oil color is applied by it.
Practical Graining | William E. (William Edmund) WallCherry may be imitated in either oil color or water color, and an excellent job can be done either way.
Practical Graining | William E. (William Edmund) WallThe distemper color must not be diluted with much water, or it will rub off when the oil-color is being applied over it.
Practical Graining | William E. (William Edmund) WallThe tools needed for oil color are the flat brush, combs, fitch tool or fresco-liner, sash tool and a piped bristle overgrainer.
Practical Graining | William E. (William Edmund) WallWhen the oil color is dry, the work may be shaded or overgrained in either oil or water color.
Practical Graining | William E. (William Edmund) Wall
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