mahlstick

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mahl·stick

(môl′stĭk′)

Variant of maulstick.

mahlstick

(ˈmɔːlˌstɪk)

(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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mahlstick - a long stick that a painter uses to support the hand holding the brush

maulstick

stick - an implement consisting of a length of wood; "he collected dry sticks for a campfire"; "the kid had a candied apple on a stick"

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