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SPATULA
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
Etymology
Noun
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
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