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daub

/dɔːb/ · noun

Meaning

  1. Excrement or clay used as a bonding material in construction.
  2. A soft coating of mud, plaster etc.
  3. A crude or amateurish painting.
  4. To apply (something) to a surface in hasty or crude strokes.
  5. To paint (a picture, etc.) in a coarse or unskilful manner.
  6. To cover with a specious or deceitful exterior; to disguise; to conceal.
  7. To flatter excessively or grossly.
  8. To put on without taste; to deck gaudily.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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