palette knife
noun
: 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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Metzger was making drawings that were expressive of explosive violence, and then paintings on metal with a palette knife that were kinetic.
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Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
In restaurant kitchens, people often have a metal scraper that looks a bit like a palette knife for this; your pastry scraper can also work.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appétit, 17 Sep. 2024
Peter does off someone with what appears to be a palette knife, maybe?
—Vulture, 12 Jan. 2024
Use a scraper, palette knife, or trowel to apply Polished Plaster and spread it around in all directions.
—Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Oct. 2023
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Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
In restaurant kitchens, people often have a metal scraper that looks a bit like a palette knife for this; your pastry scraper can also work.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appétit, 17 Sep. 2024
Peter does off someone with what appears to be a palette knife, maybe?
—Vulture, 12 Jan. 2024
Use a scraper, palette knife, or trowel to apply Polished Plaster and spread it around in all directions.
—Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Oct. 2023
See All Example Sentences for palette knife
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“Palette knife.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/palette%20knife. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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