palette knife

palette knife

noun Painting.
a thin blade of varying flexibility set in a handle and used for mixing colors or applying them to a canvas.

Origin:
1750–60
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Palette knife is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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palette knife or pallet knife
 
n
1.  a round-ended spatula with a thin flexible blade used esp by artists for mixing, applying, and scraping off paint, esp oil paint
2.  a knife with a round-ended flexible blade used in cookery for scraping out a mixture from a bowl, spreading icing, etc
 
pallet knife or pallet knife
 
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