megilp
UK/məˈɡɪlp/
megilp noun: a mixture of linseed oil with turpentine or mastic varnish, used as a thickener for oil paints but later discredited as a source of cracking and yellowing.
Noun
megilp (countable and uncountable, plural megilps)
- A mixture of linseed oil with turpentine or mastic varnish, used as a thickener for oil paints but later discredited as a source of cracking and yellowing.
- He was in a hurry […] and instead of replicating the twenty or so layers of paint in the original he used megilp to give the impression of thickly applied paint.2002, Victoria Finlay, Colour, Sceptre, published 2003, page 202
Forms of megilp
| plural | megilps |
|---|---|
| alternative form | magilp |
| alternative form | magilph |
| alternative form | megilph |
Origin of megilp
Unknown.
Questions about megilp
- What does megilp mean?
- Megilp means a mixture of linseed oil with turpentine or mastic varnish, used as a thickener for oil paints but later discredited as a source of cracking and yellowing.
- What part of speech is megilp?
- Megilp is a noun.
- How do you pronounce megilp?
- Megilp is pronounced /məˈɡɪlp/ (UK).
- What is the plural of megilp?
- The plural of megilp is megilps.
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