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spatula


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Spatula  \Spat"u*la\  (?;  135),  n.  [L.  spatula,  spathula,  dim.  of 
  spatha  a  spatula:  F.  spatule.  See  {Spade}  for  digging.] 
  An  implement  shaped  like  a  knife,  flat,  thin,  and  somewhat 
  flexible,  used  for  spreading  paints,  fine  plasters,  drugs  in 
  compounding  prescriptions,  etc  Cf  {Palette  knife},  under 
  {Palette}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  spatula 
  n  1:  a  cooking  utensil  with  a  narrow  flexible  blade 
  2:  a  tool  with  a  thin  flexible  blade  used  to  mix  or  spread  soft 
  substances 




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