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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MEGILP; MEGILPH

MEGILP; MEGILPH Me *gilp ", Me *gilph ", n. (Paint. )

Defn: A gelatinous compound of linseed oil and mastic varnish, used by artists as a vehicle for colors. [Written also magilp, and magilph.]

New American Oxford Dictionary

megilp

me gilp |məˈgilp məˈɡɪlp | ▶noun a mixture of mastic resin and linseed oil added to oil paints, widely used in the 19th century. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: of unknown origin.

Oxford Dictionary

megilp

megilp |məˈgɪlp |(also magilp ) ▶noun [ mass noun ] a mixture of mastic resin and linseed oil added to oil paints, widely used in the 19th century. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: of unknown origin.