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drying oil
noun
- any of a group of oily, organic liquids occurring naturally, as linseed, soybean, or dehydrated castor oil, or synthesized, that when applied as a thin coating absorb atmospheric oxygen, forming a tough, elastic layer.
drying oil
noun
- one of a number of animal or vegetable oils, such as linseed oil, that harden by oxidation on exposure to air: used as a base for some paints and varnishes
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Word History and Origins
Origin of drying oil1
First recorded in 1860–65
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Example Sentences
Like all bituminous earths, it needs the strongest drying oil.
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Prussian blue (preferably Turnbulls), ground with pale, quick-drying oil.
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The surface is prepared by a coating of white lead in drying oil.
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An oil is expressed from its kernel which is known as nut-oil, and is much used by painters as a drying oil.
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Drying oil was well known to the ancients, that is before the Christian era.
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