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palette knife

noun

: a knife that has a blade which bends easily and that is used by painters to mix colors and apply paint

Full Definition of PALETTE KNIFE

:  a knife with usually a flexible steel blade and no cutting edge used to mix colors or to apply colors (as to a painting)
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First Known Use of PALETTE KNIFE

1759

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