megilp

[ muh-gilp ]

/ məˈgɪlp /

a jellylike vehicle used in oil paints and usually consisting of linseed oil mixed with mastic varnish.

Origin of megilp

First recorded in 1760–70; origin obscure

The work was not grained until October, 1886, and neither wax nor anything else was used for megilp.

Practical Graining |William E. (William Edmund) Wall
Megilp looked startled, and involuntarily pushed the money away from him.

Stories by American Authors, Volume 1 |Various
"You might please your mother now, I think," said Mrs. Megilp.

Real Folks |Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney
"The girls get it; we have to live in our children," said Mrs. Megilp, self-renouncingly.

Real Folks |Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney

Mrs. Ledwith and the sisters—Mrs. Megilp and Glossy—were there, of course.

The Other Girls |Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney

megilp

/ (məˈɡɪlp) /

an oil-painting medium of linseed oil mixed with mastic varnish or turpentine

C18: of unknown origin