MEGILP

megilp, magilp

(noun) a medium for oil-paints; linseed oil mixed with mastic varnish or turpentine

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

megilp (countable and uncountable, plural megilps)

(arts) A mixture of linseed oil with turpentine or mastic varnish, used as a thickener for oil paints but later discredited as a source of cracking and yellowing. [from 18th c.]

Source: Wiktionary


Me*gilp", Me*gilph", n. (Paint.)

Definition: A gelatinous compound of linseed oil and mastic varnish, used by artists as a vehicle for colors. [Written also magilp, and magilph.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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