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megilp
[ muh-gilp ]
noun
- a jellylike vehicle used in oil paints and usually consisting of linseed oil mixed with mastic varnish.
megilp
/ məˈɡɪlp /
noun
- 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.
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Barwood considered it an occasion worthy of a bottle of Dry Verzenay, which was not demurred to by Megilp.
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These proclivities Megilp's conversation, pursuits, and studio full of trumpery were calculated to gratify.
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"Come around to my place before you leave town," said Megilp, as they shook hands at parting.
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"The precious metals are indeed indestructible, as Megilp has said," soliloquized Barwood.
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