Etymology

megilp

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Today it 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. Full definition →

First used 18th c.
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First known use, by meaning

  • from 18th c. 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.

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