Uttal
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Definitioner
Substantiv
- Excrement or clay used as a bonding material in construction (compare wattle and daub).
- A soft coating of mud, plaster etc.
- A crude or amateurish painting.
Verb
- (transitive) To apply (something) to a surface in hasty or crude strokes.
- (transitive) To apply something to (a surface) in hasty or crude strokes.
- (transitive) To paint (a picture, etc.) in a coarse or unskilful manner.
- To cover with a specious or deceitful exterior; to disguise; to conceal.
- To flatter excessively or glossy.
- To put on without taste; to deck gaudily.
Exempel
- The artist just seemed to daub on paint at random and suddenly there was a painting.
- She took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch.
- If a picture is daubed with many bright and glaring colours, the vulgar admire it as an excellent piece.
- a lame, imperfect piece, rudely daubed over
- I can safely say, however, that, without any daubing at all, I am very sincerely your very affectionate, humble servant.
- Let him be daubed with lace.
- So smooth he daubed his vice with show of virtue.
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