1. a painting medium made by mixing linseed oil with mastic varnish, used to give paint a smooth, buttery consistency
Usage: art terminology; plural form

Examples

• The artist mixed magilps with her oil paints to achieve the desired texture.
• Traditional magilps help create smooth brushstrokes in oil painting.
• He prepared his magilps by combining equal parts oil and varnish.
• The painting medium known as magilps was popular among 19th-century artists.
• She added magilps to make the paint flow more easily across the canvas.