Palette knife — Palette Pal ette, n. [See {Pallet} a thin board.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Paint.) A thin, oval or square board, or tablet, with a thumb hole at one end for holding it, on which a painter lays and mixes his pigments. Hence, any other object, usually… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
palette knife — palette ,knife (plural palette knives) noun count a knife that an artist uses for mixing paints or putting paint on a picture … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
palette knife — palette knives N COUNT A palette knife is a knife with a broad, flat, flexible blade, used in cookery and in oil painting … English dictionary
palette knife — n. a thin, flexible steel blade with a blunt edge and wooden handle, used by artists to mix colors and clean the palette, and, sometimes, to apply paint … English World dictionary
palette knife — n a knife that bends easily and is not sharp, used for spreading a substance, for example in cooking or painting … Dictionary of contemporary English
palette knife — ► NOUN 1) a thin steel blade with a handle for mixing colours or applying or removing paint. 2) Brit. a kitchen knife with a long, blunt, flexible, round ended blade … English terms dictionary
palette knife — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms palette knife : singular palette knife plural palette knives 1) a knife that an artist uses for mixing paints or putting paint on a picture 2) British a knife with a wide blade used in cooking for spreading… … English dictionary
palette knife — noun a spatula used by artists for mixing or applying or scraping off oil paints • Hypernyms: ↑spatula * * * noun, pl ⋯ knives [count] 1 : a knife that has a blade which bends easily and that is used by painters to mix colors and apply paint 2… … Useful english dictionary
palette knife — /ˈpælət naɪf/ (say paluht nuyf) noun 1. a thin, flexible blade set in a handle, used for mixing painters colours, etc. 2. a blunt, rounded, knife like kitchen instrument, used for lifting cakes from the baking tray, spreading icing, etc. Also,… …
palette knife — noun In painting, a small, edge less, more or less flexible steel blade used to mix paint on a palette and sometimes to apply paint to a surface … Wiktionary
