Definitions
a hand tool with a thin flexible blade used to mix or spread soft substances
Word origin
Borrowed from Latin spatula (“a flat piece”), the diminutive form of spatha (“broad or flat tool”), from Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē, “a broad wood or metal blade”). Doublet of spauld; compare spatha and spathe.
Used in a sentence
“The croupier delicately faced her other two cards with the tip of his spatula. A four! She had lost!”
“The third instars are similar to other members of the genus except for a three-pronged spatula (typically two-pronged) and five lateral papillae (typically four) and with a nonbristled first instar.”
“A book on Pastels referes [sic] to a rough Modeling paste to be spatulaed over cotton duck.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Kitchen flipping tool”7 letters
02“Flat kitchen tool”7 letters
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