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Oleo   /ˈoʊliˌoʊ/   Listen
Oleo

noun
1.
A spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter.  Synonyms: margarin, margarine, marge, oleomargarine.



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"Oleo" Quotes from Famous Books



... I. Resins: Gum Resins, Oleo Resins and Balsams, Commercial Varieties, Source, Collection, Characteristics, Chemical Properties, Physical Properties, Hardness, Adulterations. Appropriate Solvents, Special Treatment, Special Use.—II. Solvents: Natural, ...
— The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics - A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student • Franklin Beech

... kind of oil paper hangings called "Oleo Charta" is now made in England, which, it is asserted, is impervious to wet, may be placed on new or damp walls without risk of damage or discoloration, may be washed with soap and water as often as required, and will last twenty years. The process ...
— Scientific American, Vol.22, No. 1, January 1, 1870 • Various

... easily not only epitaphs, but the very monuments that bear them, are removed to give place to others. Vasari does not say, in quoting this inscription, that Antonello was the first who painted in oil, but the first who gave splendour, &c. "Sed et quod coloribus oleo miscendis splendorem et perpetuitatem Italiae contulit." And Hackert says, that this Antonello lived some years in Venice, receiving payment from the state. "Ob mirum hic ingenium Venctiis aliquot annos publice ...
— Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 356, June, 1845 • Various



Words linked to "Oleo" :   vegetable oil, margarin, trans fatty acid, oleomargarine, margarine, paste, stick, oil, spread, oleo oil



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