DAUB

daub

(noun) an unskillful painting

smudge, spot, blot, daub, smear, smirch, slur

(noun) a blemish made by dirt; “he had a smudge on his cheek”

daub

(noun) material used to daub walls

daub, smear

(verb) cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it; “smear the wall with paint”; “daub the ceiling with plaster”

daub

(verb) apply to a surface; “daub paint onto the wall”

plaster, daub

(verb) coat with plaster; “daub the wall”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

daub (countable and uncountable, plural daubs)

Excrement or clay used as a bonding material in construction.

A soft coating of mud, plaster, etc.

A crude or amateurish painting.

Verb

daub (third-person singular simple present daubs, present participle daubing, simple past and past participle daubed)

(intransitive, transitive) To apply (something) to a surface in hasty or crude strokes.

Synonyms: apply, coat, cover, plaster, smear

(transitive) To paint (a picture, etc.) in a coarse or unskilful manner.

(transitive, obsolete) To cover with a specious or deceitful exterior; to disguise; to conceal.

(transitive, obsolete) To flatter excessively or grossly.

(transitive, obsolete) To put on without taste; to deck gaudily.

Anagrams

• Buda, abud, baud

Proper noun

Daub (plural Daubs)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Daub is the 14734th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2017 individuals. Daub is most common among White (92.22%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Buda, abud, baud

Source: Wiktionary


Daub, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Daubed; p. pr. & vb. n. Daubing.] Etym: [OE. dauben to smear, OF. dauber to plaster, fr. L. dealbare to whitewash, plaster; de- + albare to whiten, fr. albus white, perh. also confused with W. dwb plaster, dwbio to plaster, Ir. & OGael. dob plaster. See Alb, and cf. Dealbate.]

1. To smear with soft, adhesive matter, as pitch, slime, mud, etc.; to plaster; to bedaub; to besmear. She took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch. Ex. ii. 3.

2. To paint in a coarse or unskillful manner. If a picture is daubed with many bright and glaring colors, the vulgar admire it is an excellent piece. I. Watts. A lame, imperfect piece, rudely daubed over. Dryden.

3. To cover with a specious or deceitful exterior; to disguise; to conceal. So smooth he daubed his vice with show of virtue. Shak.

4. To flatter excessively or glossy. [R.] I can safely say, however, that, without any daubing at all, I am very sincerely your very affectionate, humble servant. Smollett.

5. To put on without taste; to deck gaudily. [R.] Let him be daubed with lace. Dryden.

Daub, v. i.

Definition: To smear; to play the flatterer. His conscience . . . will not daub nor flatter. South.

Daub, n.

1. A viscous, sticky application; a spot smeared or dabed; a smear.

2. (Paint.)

Definition: A picture coarsely executed. Did you . . . take a look at the grand picture . . . 'T is a melancholy daub, my lord. Sterne.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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