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daub Definition

daub (dôb, däb)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

  1. to cover or smear with sticky, soft matter, such as plaster or grease
  2. to smear (plaster, grease, etc.) on
  3. to paint coarsely or unskillfully

Etymology: ME dauben < OFr dauber, to whiten, whitewash < L dealbare, to whiten, whitewash < de-, intens. + albus, white: see album

noun

  1. anything daubed on
  2. a daubing stroke or splash
  3. a poorly painted picture

daub Related Forms
dauber noun
daub Synonyms

daub

v.

smear, plaster, dab; see paint 2, spread 4, varnish.

daub Usage Examples

Object

  • graffito: The writing's on the wall for Greenham kids Kids will be gathering in Greenham this weekend to daub graffiti on a wall.
  • paint: The sparsely daubed paint reflects the fact that the art supply shop was shut at the time.
  • wall: Neglect is infectious - one broken window or daubed wall will soon be joined by more.
  • slogan: Queens Park residents were shocked to find vandals had daubed pro-Taliban slogans on a dumped car And there are loads more!

Preposition: on

  • wall: Catholic homes were subsequently attacked after the rally and slogans such as ' Taigs Out ' daubed on the walls, " says Larkin.

Converse of object

  • use: They also show the preservation of the handfuls of daub used to build the walls.

Adjective modifier

  • burnt: Within the residue, which mostly comprised of burnt daub, bone was rare, while charcoal, CBM and hammerscale were occasional.

Modifies a noun

  • infill: The west end had close studded, timber framing with wattle and daub infill.
  • wall: The houses were made usually with wattle and daub walls, wooden roofs thatched with straw or reeds and with clay or earth floors.
  • construction: Where internal walls can be detected, these may be of flint and mortar, wattle and daub construction or simply of clay.
  • panel: All the infill between the timbers was of wattle and daub panels covered with lime wash.
  • building: The local forest will be their playground while a wattle and daub building will provide shelter and outdoor toilets.
  • house: Moseley Old Hall North Street These old wattle and daub houses are perhaps the oldest remnants of the town now existing.

Modifying Another Word

  • automatically: If it is, they mark it ( or it's automatically daubed if ' auto daub ' is selected ).

Noun used with modifier

  • clay: The interior chimney hood was fairly simple, using ash rods with hazel woven between them, and lime clay daub finish.
  • auto: If it is, they mark it ( or it's automatically daubed if ' auto daub ' is selected ).

Preposition: in

  • paint: In the last flicker of sunlight I could just make out her name daubed in red paint on the side: Mr Bean.
  • graffito: Only last month vandals caused £ 10,000 of damage to a 1948 carriage when it was daubed in graffiti.

Preposition: with

  • graffito: An area of the town center has been daubed with graffiti.
  • paint: The Orange Hall is daubed with paint, its very presence also causing offense.

Browse dictionary entries near daub

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  4. dato
  5. dative bond
  6. dative
  7. dateline
  8. dateless
  9. dated
  10. datebook
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  2. Daubigny
  3. Daudet
  4. Daugavpils
  5. daughter
  6. daughter cell
  7. daughter-in-law
  8. daughterly
  9. Daumier
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