Painter's stick
1mahl-stick — mahlstick mahl stick , mahl stick mahl stick , n. [G. malerstock; maler a painter + stock stick.] A long stick that a painter uses to support the hand holding the brush while painting. Same as {Maul stick}. [1913 Webster] …
2mahl-stick — maulstick maul stick , maul stick maul stick , n. [G. malerstock; maler a painter + stock stick.] A stick used by painters as a rest for the hand while working. [Written also {mahl stick} and {mahlstick}.] [1913 Webster] …
3maul-stick — maulstick maul stick , maul stick maul stick , n. [G. malerstock; maler a painter + stock stick.] A stick used by painters as a rest for the hand while working. [Written also {mahl stick} and {mahlstick}.] [1913 Webster] …
4let the cobbler stick to his last — Attributed to the Greek painter Apelles (4th cent. BC): see quot. 1721. The ‘shoemaker’ variant is a long standing one in British proverb lore, but is now mainly North American. A last is a wooden or metal model on which a shoemaker fashions… …
5mahlstick — mahl stick , mahl stick mahl stick , n. [G. malerstock; maler a painter + stock stick.] A long stick that a painter uses to support the hand holding the brush while painting. Same as {Maul stick}. [1913 Webster] …
6Maulstick — This painting by Adriaen van Ostade shows a maulstick in use in the artist s studio …
7mahlstick — maulstick maul stick , maul stick maul stick , n. [G. malerstock; maler a painter + stock stick.] A stick used by painters as a rest for the hand while working. [Written also {mahl stick} and {mahlstick}.] [1913 Webster] …
8maulstick — maul stick , maul stick maul stick , n. [G. malerstock; maler a painter + stock stick.] A stick used by painters as a rest for the hand while working. [Written also {mahl stick} and {mahlstick}.] [1913 Webster] …
9mahlstick — n. [Written also Maulstick, Mostic, and Mostick.] Painter s stick …
10maulstick — /ˈmɔlstɪk/ (say mawlstik) noun a painter s stick, used as a support for the hand which holds the brush. Also, mahlstick. {Dutch maalstok} …
