SPATULA

spatula. Spatula, n. a spreading slice used by apothecaries

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Spat″u‐la (?; 135), n. [[L. spatula, spathula, dim. of spatha a spatula: F. spatule. See Spade for digging.]] An implement shaped like a knife, flat, thin, and somewhat flexible, used for spreading paints, fine plasters, drugs in compounding prescriptions, etc. Cf. Palette knife, under Palette.