1. a painting medium made from mastic varnish and linseed oil, used to give body and gloss to oil paints
Usage: art/painting

Examples

• The artist mixed megilp with his oil paints to achieve a glossy finish.
• Traditional painters often used megilp to create smooth, flowing brushstrokes.
• The restoration expert identified traces of megilp in the 19th-century painting.
• She added a small amount of megilp to her palette to improve the paint’s consistency.
• The art instructor demonstrated how megilp affects the drying time of oil paints.