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oyl

oyl is the obsolete spelling of oil.

Meaning of oil

Noun

oil (countable and uncountable, plural oils)

  1. Liquid fat.
  2. Petroleum-based liquid used as fuel or lubricant.
  3. Petroleum.
    • Oil is found in countries such as Saudi Arabia and is transported all over the world.
  4. (countable) An oil painting.
    • Yet, in another way, I was unable to put Picasso's oils in the same class as Cezanne's, or even (which will no doubt shock many readers) as Renoir's.1973, John Ulric Nef, Search for meaning: the autobiography of a nonconformist, page 89
  5. (painting) Oil paint.
    • I prefer to paint in oil

See all 11 meanings of oil

Questions about oyl

What is oyl the obsolete spelling of?
Oyl is the obsolete spelling of oil.

Words near oyl in the dictionary

  1. oyezes
  2. Oyhenart
  3. oyinbo
  4. oyinbos
  5. Oykel
  6. oyl
  7. oylet
  8. oylets
  9. oyly
  10. Oymyakon
  11. Oyne

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