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megilp
[ muh-gilp ]
noun
- a jellylike vehicle used in oil paints and usually consisting of linseed oil mixed with mastic varnish.
megilp
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noun
- an oil-painting medium of linseed oil mixed with mastic varnish or turpentine
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of megilp1
First recorded in 1760–70; origin obscure
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of megilp1
C18: of unknown origin
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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.
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The same result may be obtained by the use of megilp, a mixture employed by artists.
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More good, by Jupiter, than all the paint and megilp that ever was wasted!
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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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