daub
daub
Definition
daub (dôb, däb)
transitive verb, intransitive verb
- to cover or smear with sticky, soft matter, such as plaster or grease
- to smear (plaster, grease, etc.) on
- 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
- anything daubed on
- a daubing stroke or splash
- a poorly painted picture
daub′er noun
daub
Synonyms
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
Browse dictionary entries near daub
- daube
- Daubigny
- Daudet
- Daugavpils
- daughter
- daughter cell
- daughter-in-law
- daughterly
- Daumier
- daunt
