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megilp

American  
[muh-gilp] / məˈgɪlp /

noun

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

megilp British  
/ məˈɡɪlp /

noun

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

From The Detection of Forgery A Practical Handbook for the Use of Bankers, Solicitors, Magistrates' Clerks, and All Handling Suspected Documents by Blackburn, Douglas

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

From In the Days of My Youth by Edwards, Amelia Ann Blanford

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