oleograph

[ oh-lee-uh-graf, -grahf ]

/ ˈoʊ li əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun

a chromolithograph printed in oil colors on canvas or cloth.

Origin of oleograph

First recorded in 1870–75; oleo- + -graph

OTHER WORDS FROM oleograph

o·le·o·graph·ic

[oh-lee-uh-graf-ik], /ˌoʊ li əˈgræf ɪk/, adjectiveo·le·og·ra·phy

[oh-lee-og-ruh-fee], /ˌoʊ liˈɒg rə fi/, noun

Words nearby oleograph

oleiferous, olein, Olekma, Olenek, oleo, oleograph, oleomargarine, oleo oil, oleophilic, oleoresin, oleoresinous

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Example sentences from the Web for oleograph

Attached to the bolster by a towel, under his father's bayonet and the oleograph depicting the Nativity, sat the baby.
Fraternity|John Galsworthy
And his smile is as the smile of the rising sun in an oleograph.
Halima And The Scorpions|Robert Hichens
How often his had heard her tell the story, how often expatiate on the beauties of that skilful imitation of an oleograph!
Mortal Coils|Aldous Huxley
It was an oleograph commonplace picture of a girl holding a rose and leaning out of a balcony, an arch forming the background.
Occultism and Common-Sense|Beckles Willson

Between the dirtysugar sands of the desert and the oleograph sky it was a third band of brilliant color, monstrously outofplace.
Greener Than You Think|Ward Moore

British Dictionary definitions for oleograph

oleograph

/ (ˈəʊlɪəˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf) /

noun

a chromolithograph printed in oil colours to imitate the appearance of an oil painting

the pattern formed by a drop of oil spreading on water

Derived forms of oleograph

oleographic (ˌəʊlɪəˈɡræfɪk), adjectiveoleography (ˌəʊlɪˈɒɡrəfɪ), noun

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单词	oleograph
释义	oleograph [ oh-lee-uh-graf, -grahf ] / ˈoʊ li əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf / noun a chromolithograph printed in oil colors on canvas or cloth. Origin of oleograph First recorded in 1870–75; oleo- + -graph OTHER WORDS FROM oleograph o·le·o·graph·ic [oh-lee-uh-graf-ik], /ˌoʊ li əˈgræf ɪk/, adjectiveo·le·og·ra·phy [oh-lee-og-ruh-fee], /ˌoʊ liˈɒg rə fi/, noun Words nearby oleograph oleiferous, olein, Olekma, Olenek, oleo, oleograph, oleomargarine, oleo oil, oleophilic, oleoresin, oleoresinous Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for oleograph Attached to the bolster by a towel, under his father's bayonet and the oleograph depicting the Nativity, sat the baby. Fraternity\|John Galsworthy And his smile is as the smile of the rising sun in an oleograph. Halima And The Scorpions\|Robert Hichens How often his had heard her tell the story, how often expatiate on the beauties of that skilful imitation of an oleograph! Mortal Coils\|Aldous Huxley It was an oleograph commonplace picture of a girl holding a rose and leaning out of a balcony, an arch forming the background. Occultism and Common-Sense\|Beckles Willson Between the dirtysugar sands of the desert and the oleograph sky it was a third band of brilliant color, monstrously outofplace. Greener Than You Think\|Ward Moore British Dictionary definitions for oleograph oleograph / (ˈəʊlɪəˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf) / noun a chromolithograph printed in oil colours to imitate the appearance of an oil painting the pattern formed by a drop of oil spreading on water Derived forms of oleograph oleographic (ˌəʊlɪəˈɡræfɪk), adjectiveoleography (ˌəʊlɪˈɒɡrəfɪ), noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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