Megilp
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /məˈɡɪlp/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Megilp is a noun meaning (art) 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.
Meaning
(art) 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.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- megilps
- megilph
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include size, paint, lapmark, palette, gesso, oilpaper.
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