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mahlstick

[ mahl-stik, mawl- ]
/ ˈmɑlˌstɪk, ˈmɔl- /
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noun
a stick with a padded tip used to support an artist's working hand.
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Also maulstick.

Origin of mahlstick

1875–80; <Dutch maalstok literally, painting-stick, equivalent to mal(en) to paint + stok stick, with stok translation as stick1

Words nearby mahlstick

mahimahi, mah jong, mah-jongg, Mahler, Mahler, Gustav, mahlstick, Mahmud II, Mahmud of Ghazni, mahoe, mahogany, mahogany family
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How to use mahlstick in a sentence

  • But whenever he gave his attention to the mahlstick, her eyes sought his countenance with a look which was almost scrutiny.

    Aladdin &amp; Co.|Herbert Quick

  • He felt that something eluded him, and he fought for it with brush and mahlstick.

    The Key to Yesterday|Charles Neville Buck

  • He chased me all about the studio, over divans, tables and chairs, with his mahlstick.

    The Awakening of Spring|Frank Wedekind

British Dictionary definitions for mahlstick

mahlstick
/ (ˈmɔːlˌstɪk) /
noun
a variant spelling of maulstick
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