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oil painting

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oil painting
n.
1. A painting done in oil paints.
2. The art or practice of painting with oils.
oil painting
n
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) a picture painted with oil paints
2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) the art or process of painting with oil paints
he's or she's no oil painting Informal he or she is not good-looking
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Noun1.oil paintingoil painting - a picture painted with oil paints    
canvas, canvass - an oil painting on canvas fabric
painting, picture - graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface; "a small painting by Picasso"; "he bought the painting as an investment"; "his pictures hang in the Louvre"
2.oil painting - the art or method of painting with oil paints
painting - creating a picture with paints; "he studied painting and sculpture for many years"
Translations
oil painting n → quadro a olio
she's no oil painting (fam) → non è una bellezza
oil painting n → quadro a olio
she's no oil painting (fam) → non è una bellezza


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I shall remember the Transfiguration partly because it was placed in a room almost by itself; partly because it is acknowledged by all to be the first oil painting in the world; and partly because it was wonderfully beautiful.
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
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