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

Near it was a violent oleograph of a lemon-coloured child assaulting an inflammatory butterfly.

From The Four Million by Henry, O.

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)

A gaudy oleograph of a soldier on horseback—which little Peter had been fond of, and which had been hung up to amuse him during one of those childish illnesses—remained in its place.

From Peter's Mother by De La Pasture, Henry, Mrs.

I stared coolly, case-hardened, at the wall where Christ hung in an oleograph, and held my tongue obstinately during all the landlady's attack.

From Hunger by Hamsun, Knut

And she was as pretty as any oleograph of them all.

From The Incomplete Amorist by Nesbit, E. (Edith)