oil color

oil col·or

O o

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [oil kuhl-er]
- /ɔɪl ˈkʌl ər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [oil kuhl-er]
- /ɔɪl ˈkʌl ər/

Definitions of oil color words

noun oil color a paint made by grinding a pigment in oil, usually linseed oil. 1
noun oil color a color or paint made by grinding a pigment in a drying oil, esp. linseed oil 0

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Origin of oil color

First appearance:

before 1530

One of the 29% oldest English words

First recorded in 1530-40

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Oil color

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Oil color

oil color popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

oil color usage trend in Literature

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