oiled

verblubricate

Synonyms for oiled

verb lubricate

Antonyms for oiled

Word Origin & History

late 12c., "olive oil," from Anglo-French and Old North French olie, from Old French oile, uile "oil" (12c., Modern French huile), from Latin oleum "oil, olive oil" (source of Spanish, Italian olio), from Greek elaion "olive tree," from elaia (see olive). Old English æle, Dutch olie, German Öl, etc. all are from Latin. It meant "olive oil" exclusively till c.1300, when meaning began to be extended to any fatty, greasy substance. Use for "petroleum" first recorded 1520s, but not common until 19c. The artist's oils (1660s), short for oil-color (1530s), are paints made by grinding pigment in oil.

Example Sentences for oiled

It is always black and straight, hangs loose and looks as if it were oiled.

He pulled the hatch open softly and the hinges had been oiled.

Instead of glass windows, they had oiled paper to let in the light.

Why, it turns as hard as though it were running on plain bearing that had never been oiled!

The windows of the first houses had oiled paper to admit light.

A six-shooter lay beside him on the sill, cleaned and oiled and loaded.

Then they wreathed Lalemant in oiled bark and set fire to it.

The best kind are oiled so that glue will not adhere to them.

I shrugged, oiled my conscience and found a bit of bent wire.

The wool was clipped from the sheep, washed, and oiled to make it smooth and pliable.

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