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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A paint in which the vehicle is a drying oil.

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  • noun A paint in which the colours are suspended in an oil such as linseed oil which hardens on exposure to the air.

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  • noun paint in which a drying oil is the vehicle

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