Category:Spatula

Spat"u*la, n. Etym: [l. spatula, spathula, dim. of spatha a spatula: F. spatule. See spade for digging.]

Defn: 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.