Princeton's WordNet (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: oil (noun). a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water. oil, oil color, oil colour (noun). oil paint containing pigment that is used by an artist.
The colors represent the clear skies and snow of the Andes; the sun symbol commemorates the appearance of the sun through cloudy skies on 25 May 1810 during the first mass demonstration in favor of independence; the sun features are those of Inti, the Inca god of the sun. Argentina Flag - Colors.
The golden sun, with the Sun of May face, was added to the flag in 1818. At the top of the Argentinian coat of arms is the golden Sun of May, signifying Argentina as a new and glorious nation rising to the surface of the earth. The cap at the top of the spike is the Phygian cap symbolizing liberty.