DAUBERIES

Noun

dauberies

plural of daubery

Source: Wiktionary


DAUBERY

Daub"er*y, or Daub"ry, n.

Definition: A daubing; specious coloring; false pretenses. She works by charms, by spells, by the figure, and such daubery as this is. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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