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# Gumption \Gump'tion\, n.
2. (Paint.)
(a) The art of preparing colors. --Sir W. Scott.
(b) Megilp. --Fairholt.



Megilp \Me*gilp'\, Megilph \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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(, Thu 7 Apr 2005, 23:20, archived)