Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Spatula

Spatula (?; 135) , noun

[Latin spatula, spathula, dim. of spatha a spatula: French 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. Compare Palette knife, under Palette.