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noun
A paint in which the colours or pigments are suspended in an oil-based carrier such as linseed oil which hardens on exposure to the air.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
paint in which a drying oil is the vehicle
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: paint, pigment
Narrower terms: oil, oil color, oil colour
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