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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

/ məˈɡɪlp /

noun

  1. an oil-painting medium of linseed oil mixed with mastic varnish or turpentine


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Word History and Origins

Origin of megilp1

First recorded in 1760–70; origin obscure

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Word History and Origins

Origin of megilp1

C18: of unknown origin

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Example Sentences

The work was not grained until October, 1886, and neither wax nor anything else was used for megilp.

Barwood considered it an occasion worthy of a bottle of Dry Verzenay, which was not demurred to by Megilp.

These proclivities Megilp's conversation, pursuits, and studio full of trumpery were calculated to gratify.

"Come around to my place before you leave town," said Megilp, as they shook hands at parting.

"The precious metals are indeed indestructible, as Megilp has said," soliloquized Barwood.

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