Definitions for daubdɔb
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
daubdɔb(v.t.)
to cover or coat with soft, adhesive matter, as plaster, paint, or mud.
to smear, soil, or defile.
to apply unskillfully, as paint or colors.
(v.i.)to daub something.
to paint unskillfully.
(n.)material for daubing walls.
Category: Building Trades
something daubed on.
an act of daubing.
a crude painting.
Origin of daub:
1275–1325; ME < AF, OF dauber to whiten, paint
daub′ing•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
daub(noun)
material used to daub walls
smudge, spot, blot, daub, smear, smirch, slur(noun)
a blemish made by dirt
"he had a smudge on his cheek"
daub(verb)
an unskillful painting
plaster, daub(verb)
coat with plaster
"daub the wall"
daub(verb)
apply to a surface
"daub paint onto the wall"
daub, smear(verb)
cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it
"smear the wall with paint"; "daub the ceiling with plaster"
Wiktionary
daub(Noun)
A soft coating of mud, plaster etc.
daub(Noun)
A crude or amateurish painting.
daub(Verb)
To apply something to a surface in hasty or crude strokes.
The artist just seemed to daub on paint at random and suddenly there was a painting.
Origin: From dauber
Webster Dictionary
Daub(verb)
to smear with soft, adhesive matter, as pitch, slime, mud, etc.; to plaster; to bedaub; to besmear
Daub(verb)
to paint in a coarse or unskillful manner
Daub(verb)
to cover with a specious or deceitful exterior; to disguise; to conceal
Daub(verb)
to flatter excessively or glossy
Daub(verb)
to put on without taste; to deck gaudily
Daub(verb)
to smear; to play the flatterer
Daub(noun)
a viscous, sticky application; a spot smeared or dabed; a smear
Daub(noun)
a picture coarsely executed
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