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Meaning of oil painting | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A painting done with oil paints.
    countable, uncountable
  2. The art of painting with oil paints.
    uncountable
  3. A physically attractive person.
    British, countable, humorous, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“"Very lovely!" he said, staring her straight in the face. "You needn't try and be funny!" she said. "If you mean me, I'm no oil-painting, and I know it!"”
“Wayne Swan: All I can say is that she's a much more attractive person than the Prime Minister. George Brandis: You're not exactly an oil painting yourself, Wayne.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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