Word
muller
US/ˈməɫɝ/
UK/mˈʌlɐ/
Definition
n. a heavy tool with a flat bottom used to grind materials into a fine powder. You use it most often when mixing your own paints or inks.
n. a heavy, flat-bottomed instrument, typically made of glass or stone, used for grinding pigments into a medium. Refers to the physical tool used in manual pigment preparation.
Examples
“The artist used a glass muller to mix the blue pigment.”
“To achieve the smoothest texture for her oil paints, she spent hours using a stone muller on a glass slab.”
“Traditional pigment preparation requires a heavy muller and a ground-glass plate to ensure the particles are evenly dispersed within the linseed oil medium.”
Examples
simple
“The artist used a glass muller to mix the blue pigment.”
contextual
“To achieve the smoothest texture for her oil paints, she spent hours using a stone muller on a glass slab.”
complex
“Traditional pigment preparation requires a heavy muller and a ground-glass plate to ensure the particles are evenly dispersed within the linseed oil medium.”
Usage
Commonly used in the context of fine arts and traditional paint-making.
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