mahlstick

mahl·stick

M0038200 (môl′stĭk′)n. Variant of maulstick.

mahlstick

(ˈmɔːlˌstɪk) n (Art Terms) a variant spelling of maulstick

maul•stick

(ˈmɔlˌstɪk)

n. a stick that supports an artist's working hand. [1650–60; partial translation of Dutch maalstok, literally, painting stick = mal(en) to paint + stok stick]

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Noun

mahlstick - a long stick that a painter uses to support the hand holding the brushmaulstickstick - an implement consisting of a length of wood; "he collected dry sticks for a campfire"; "the kid had a candied apple on a stick"

mahlstick

[′mȯl‚stik] (graphic arts) A stick held in the palette hand of a painter and used as a support for his painting hand; it is a light rod of wood often with a leather-covered ball at one end. Also known as maulstick; rest stick.

mahlstick, maulstick

A stick used by painters as a rest for the hand while painting.

mahlstick

noun

Synonyms for mahlstick

noun a long stick that a painter uses to support the hand holding the brush

Synonyms

maulstick

Related Words

stick

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