| 单词 | to oil out |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto oil out c. transitive. Painting. to oil out: to burnish (the surface of an oil painting) with a drying oil as an alternative to varnishing or in preparation for retouching. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > painting according to medium or technique > paint according to medium or technique [verb (transitive)] > other techniques pencilc1500 water1733 flat1842 to oil out1859 marouflage1964 1859 [implied in: T. J. Gullick & J. Timbs Painting 201 This operation is termed ‘oiling out’. (at oiling out n. at oiling n. 3)]. 1924 H. Speed Sci. & Pract. Oil Painting xi. 256 When the picture is carried as far as it can be with the tempera medium, it is oiled out with Madderton's copal medium. 1956 S. Bone Oil Painting iii. 22 When it [sc. a picture] was taken up again it was ‘oiled out’ and the painting began again with brighter colours. 1999 Oiling out or Final Varnishing? in rec. arts.fine (Usenet newsgroup) 2 Nov. If you ‘oil out’ before varnishing you will need to wait months. to oil out 7. intransitive. colloquial. To move or go in a smooth, quiet, or stealthy manner. Usually with adverbs, esp. in to oil out: to depart; (figurative) to extricate oneself. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > do or accomplish something easily [verb (intransitive)] > extricate oneself from difficulty to oil out1925 the world > movement > progressive motion > specific manner of progressive motion > move progressively in specific manner [verb (intransitive)] > softly or stealthily creepc1175 skulk?c1225 stealc1374 slipc1400 sneak1598 crawl1623 snake1848 slime1898 oil1925 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming in > go or come in [verb (intransitive)] > surreptitiously or subtly to steal (some one or something) ina1555 shuffle1565 slink1567 to come in at (also by) the window1590 insinuate1600 wimble1605 screw1614 sneak1680 oil1925 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > go away [verb (intransitive)] > go away quietly or stealthily steal1154 to steal one's wayc1385 skew?a1400 astealc1400 fleetc1400 slip?c1450 shrink1530 flinch1563 shift1594 foist1603 shab1699 slope1851 smuggle1865 sneak1896 mope1914 to oil out1945 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > stealthy movement > move stealthily [verb (intransitive)] > move off or away steal1154 atslip?c1225 atcreepc1275 to steal one's wayc1385 glide1393 atslikec1400 fleetc1400 flinch1563 outsteala1586 leer1586 shift1594 shab1699 slive1707 ghost1833 to oil out1945 1925 P. G. Wodehouse Carry on, Jeeves vi. 139 As man to man, do you want to oil out of this thing? 1929 P. G. Wodehouse Mr. Mulliner Speaking i. 28 It would be a simple task to oil in, insert the soap, and buzz back undetected. 1945 ‘A. Gilbert’ Don't open Door xix. 172 As soon as he was alone he'd oil out and they could think what they pleased. 1963 ‘A. Gilbert’ Ring for Noose x. 119 He deserves to lose his licence, oiling off and leaving you on your tod. 1990 W. Stewart Right Church, Wrong Pew (1991) xvii. 135 You don't think I could just kind of oil out the door and pretend nothing happened? 1996 S. King Desperation ii. i. 220 The coyote oiled through the doorway. < as lemmas |
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