palette knife
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Palette knife — Palette Pal ette, n. [See {Pallet} a thin board.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Paint.) A thin, oval or square board, or tablet, with a thumb hole at one end for holding it, on which a painter lays and mixes his pigments. Hence, any other object, usually… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
palette knife — palette ,knife (plural palette knives) noun count a knife that an artist uses for mixing paints or putting paint on a picture … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
palette knife — palette knives N COUNT A palette knife is a knife with a broad, flat, flexible blade, used in cookery and in oil painting … English dictionary
palette knife — n. a thin, flexible steel blade with a blunt edge and wooden handle, used by artists to mix colors and clean the palette, and, sometimes, to apply paint … English World dictionary
palette knife — n a knife that bends easily and is not sharp, used for spreading a substance, for example in cooking or painting … Dictionary of contemporary English
palette knife — ► NOUN 1) a thin steel blade with a handle for mixing colours or applying or removing paint. 2) Brit. a kitchen knife with a long, blunt, flexible, round ended blade … English terms dictionary
Palette knife — A palette knife is a blunt knife with an extremely flexible steel blade and no sharpened cutting edge. It is primarily used for mixing paint colors, paste, etc., or for marbling, decorative endpapers, etc. The palette in the name is a reference… … Wikipedia
palette knife — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms palette knife : singular palette knife plural palette knives 1) a knife that an artist uses for mixing paints or putting paint on a picture 2) British a knife with a wide blade used in cooking for spreading… … English dictionary
palette knife — noun a spatula used by artists for mixing or applying or scraping off oil paints • Hypernyms: ↑spatula * * * noun, pl ⋯ knives [count] 1 : a knife that has a blade which bends easily and that is used by painters to mix colors and apply paint 2… … Useful english dictionary
palette knife — /ˈpælət naɪf/ (say paluht nuyf) noun 1. a thin, flexible blade set in a handle, used for mixing painters colours, etc. 2. a blunt, rounded, knife like kitchen instrument, used for lifting cakes from the baking tray, spreading icing, etc. Also,… …
