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megilp

[ muh-gilp ]

noun

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


megilp

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noun

  1. an oil-painting medium of linseed oil mixed with mastic varnish or turpentine
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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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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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