- oleograph
- noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1873 a chromolithograph printed on cloth to imitate an oil painting
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Oleograph — O le*o*graph, n. [L. oleum oil + graph.] 1. (Chem.) The form or figure assumed by a drop of oil when placed upon water or some other liquid with which it does not mix. [1913 Webster] 2. (Painting) A picture produced in oils by a process analogous … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
oleograph — [ō′lē ō graf΄, ō′lē əgraf΄] n. [ OLEO + GRAPH] a chromolithograph finished so that its surface resembles that of an oil painting on canvas oleographic adj. oleography [ō′lē əäg′rə fē] n … English World dictionary
oleograph — oleographic /oh lee euh graf ik/, adj. oleography /oh lee og reuh fee/, n. /oh lee euh graf , grahf /, n. a chromolithograph printed in oil colors on canvas or cloth. [1870 75; OLEO + GRAPH] * * * ▪ printing also called chromolithograph or … Universalium
oleograph — noun A type of chromolithograph, using oil paint on canvas, that attempts to imitate oil painting … Wiktionary
Oleograph — Оттиск, полученный способом олеографии … Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии
oleograph — o·le·o·graph || əʊlɪəʊgræf / grÉ‘Ëf n. oil print, print made from oil colors … English contemporary dictionary
oleograph — noun a print textured to resemble an oil painting. Derivatives oleographic adjective oleography noun … English new terms dictionary
oleograph — ole·o·graph … English syllables
oleograph — /ˈoʊliəgræf/ (say ohleeuhgraf), / graf/ (say grahf), /ˈɒli / (say olee ) noun a kind of chromolithograph printed in oil colours. –oleographic /oʊliəˈgræfɪk/ (say ohleeuh grafik), adjective –oleography /oʊliˈɒgrəfi/ (say ohlee ogruhfee), noun …
oleograph — n. lithographic reproduction of oil painting. ♦ oleography, n … Dictionary of difficult words
