A substance, esp. a liquid, which acts as a means for the distribution and application or action of… Painting. The fluid in which pigment is…

A mixture, usually of linseed oil with mastic varnish or turpentine, used as a vehicle for oil colours.

A substance that dries up moisture, esp. as used in oil-painting; a dryer.

Painting. Any liquid substance (as oil, water, albumen, etc.) with which pigment is mixed for use in painting.

Without a or plural. The content of the egg of a hen or other domestic fowl, esp. as used for food.

Painting. A vehicle for colour.

A substance added to paint or ink to increase its quantity or bulk, or to dilute its colour; also, a similar substance added to glue, etc.

A binding medium used in painting to cause pigment to cohere and set.