spatula
(noun) a hand tool with a thin flexible blade used to mix or spread soft substances
spatula
(noun) a turner with a narrow flexible blade
Source: WordNet® 3.1
spatula (plural spatulas or spatulae or spatulæ)
A kitchen utensil consisting of a flat surface attached to a long handle, used for turning, lifting, or stirring food.
Synonyms: fish slice, fish trowel, turner, pancake turner, flipper
(North America) A kitchen utensil consisting of a flexible surface attached to a long handle, used for scraping the sides of bowls.
Synonyms: scraper, dough scraper
(dated) A palette knife.
(chemistry) A thin hand tool, often made of nickel, for handling chemicals or other materials, when weighing, etc.
A croupier's tool for turning up cards in a casino.
(entomology) A sclerotized, T-shaped plate in the prothorax of larvae of flies belonging to family Cecidomyiidae, the gall midges.
Source: Wiktionary
Spat"u*la, n. Etym: [L. spatula, spathula, dim. of spatha a spatula: F. spatule. See Spade for digging.]
Definition: An implement shaped like a knife, flat, thin, and somewhat flexible, used for spreading paints, fine plasters, drugs in compounding prescriptions, etc. Cf. Palette knife, under Palette.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 March 2025
(noun) chafing between two skin surfaces that are in contact (as in the armpit or under the breasts or between the thighs)
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
