oleograph

C2 Topic:Art & Music
US /ˈoʊ.li.əˌɡræf/ UK /ˈəʊ.li.ə.ɡrɑːf/
noun Freq #1108377

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    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
1 noun · a color lithograph made to... chromolithographoil-print imitation
Opposites
original painting
Word family
Derived forms oleographic
Related forms lithographoil painting

Etymology

Formed from oleo-, 'oil,' and -graph, 'something written or drawn.' Oleographs used color lithography, texture, and varnish to imitate oil paintings cheaply.

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