2. (Pottery)
Defn: A tool or implement for mottling a molded article with coloring matter Knoght.
SPATTLING-POPPY
Spat"tling-pop"py, n. Etym: [Prov. E. spattle to spit + E. poppy.]
(Bot.)
Defn: A kind of catchfly (Silene inflata) which is sometimes frothy from the action of captured insects.
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.
SPATULATE
Spat"u*late, a. Etym: [NL. spatulatus.] (Nat. Hist.)
Defn: Shaped like spatula, or like a battledoor, being roundish, with a long, narrow, linear base. [Also written spathulate.]
SPAULD
Spauld, n. Etym: [See Spall the shoulder.]
Defn: The shoulder. [Scot.]