noun
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Meanings
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a color lithograph made to imitate the appearance of an oil painting
The cheap oleograph was varnished to resemble an old master.
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Synonyms
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· a color lithograph made to...
chromolithographoil-print imitation
Opposites
original painting
Word family
Derived forms
oleographic
Etymology
Formed from oleo-, 'oil,' and -graph, 'something written or drawn.' Oleographs used color lithography, texture, and varnish to imitate oil paintings cheaply.