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oil painting
noun
: the art of painting with oil paints
: a picture that is painted with oil paints
Full Definition of OIL PAINTING
1
a : the act or art of painting in oil colors b : a picture painted in oils
2
: painting that uses pigments originally ground in oil
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First Known Use of OIL PAINTING
1699
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