megilp

American

[muh-gilp] / məˈgɪlp /

noun

a jellylike vehicle used in oil paints and usually consisting of linseed oil mixed with mastic varnish.

megilp British

/ məˈɡɪlp /

noun

an oil-painting medium of linseed oil mixed with mastic varnish or turpentine

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Etymology

Origin of megilp

First recorded in 1760–70; origin obscure

Example Sentences

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But Turner and others added paint matrix, called “gumtion” or “megilp,” a mixture of lead acetate, linseed oil, turpentine, and dried resin from mastic trees.

From Science Magazine

The same result may be obtained by the use of megilp, a mixture employed by artists.

From Project Gutenberg

More good, by Jupiter, than all the paint and megilp that ever was wasted!

From Project Gutenberg

If Wilson had never looked at anything but megilps and handling, he never would have put the soul of life and manners into his pictures, as he has done.

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