(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:06:37

Me*gilp" (?), Me*gilph" (?), n. Paint.

A gelatinous compound of linseed oil and mastic varnish, used by artists as a vehicle for colors.

[Written also magilp, and magilph.]

 

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