maulstick, mahlstick
(noun) a long stick that a painter uses to support the hand holding the brush
Source: WordNet® 3.1
maulstick (plural maulsticks)
(arts) A short stick with a pad on one end, used by a painter to steady their hand, and to prevent it from accidentally touching the painting.
Source: Wiktionary
Maul"-stick`, n. Etym: [G. malerstock; maler a painter + stock stick.]
Definition: A stick used by painters as a rest for the hand while working. [Written also mahl-stick.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 November 2024
(adjective) furnished with inhabitants; “the area is well populated”; “forests populated with all kinds of wild life”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
