to be no oil painting
11oil painting — /ˈɔɪl peɪntɪŋ/ (say oyl paynting) noun 1. the art of painting with oil colours. 2. a work executed in oil colours. –phrase 3. be no oil painting, Colloquial to lack good looks …
12oil painting — Noun. An attractive thing. Usually in the negative as no oil painting . See no oil painting …
13oil painting — noun 1》 the art of painting in oils. 2》 a picture painted in oils. Phrases be no oil painting Brit. informal be rather unattractive …
14oil painting — oil′ paint ing n. 1) fia the art or technique of painting with oil colors 2) fia a painting executed in oil colors • Etymology: 1775–85 oil′ paint er, n …
15oil painting — noun 1. a picture painted with oil paints (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: ↑painting, ↑picture • Hyponyms: ↑canvas, ↑canvass 2. the art or method of painting with oil paints • Hypernyms …
16oil painting — noun Date: 1699 1. a. the act or art of painting in oil colors b. a picture painted in oils 2. painting that uses pigments originally ground in oil …
17ˈoil ˌpainting — noun [C/U] a picture painted with oil paint, or the art of painting this type of picture …
18oil painting — picture painted in oil colors …
19no oil painting — (informal; facetious) (facially) unattractive • • • Main Entry: ↑oil * * * no oil painting Brit informal : not physically attractive His new girlfriend is no oil painting. • • • Main Entry: ↑oil painting …
20be no oil painting — british humorous phrase if someone is no oil painting, they are not attractive He made fun of her looks, when he’s no oil painting himself. Thesaurus: to be ugly or unattractivesynonym Main entry: oil painting …
