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daub

UK/dɔːb/ US/dɔb/ uncommon obsolete
noun (3) verb (3)

noun

1.

material used to daub walls

2.

a blemish made by dirt

  • “he had a smudge on his cheek”
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3.

verb

1.

coat with plaster

  • “daub the wall”
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2.

apply to a surface

  • “daub paint onto the wall”
3.

cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it

  • “smear the wall with paint”
  • “daub the ceiling with plaster”
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Origin

From Middle English daub (noun), from Middle English dauben (“to plaster or whitewash; cover with clay; bespatter”, verb), from Old Northern French dauber (“to whitewash; plaster”), of uncertain origin. Probably from Latin dealbāre (“to whiten thoroughly”), which would make it a doublet of dealbate.

Phrases

  • wattle and daub

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