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noun
A short stick with a pad on one end, used by a painter to steady their hand, and to prevent it from accidentally touching the painting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: art, arts
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a long stick that a painter uses to support the hand holding the brush
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: mahlstick
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: stick
History
From German Mahlstock.
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
