Sekirov Dictionary

daub

/dɔːb/

verb 6
noun 3
forms 5

verb6

•
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.
•
To paint (a picture, etc.) in a coarse or unskilful manner.
- […] a lame, imperfect Piece, rudely daub’d over with too little Reflection and too much haste. — 1695
To mark spots on a bingo card, using a dauber.
•
(no longer used) To cover with a specious or deceitful exterior; to disguise; to conceal.
- So smooth he daub’d his vice with show of virtue, — 1593
•
(no longer used) To flatter excessively or grossly.
- I can safely say, however, that without any daubing at all, I am, very sincerely, Your very affectionate, humble servant, — 1766
•
(no longer used) To put on without taste; to deck gaudily.
- Yet shall Whitehall the Innocent, the Good, See these men dance all daub’d with Lace and Blood. — 1697

noun3

Excrement or clay used as a bonding material in construction.
A soft coating of mud, plaster, etc.
•
A crude or amateurish painting.
- Ah, but what if he penned what in the art schools they call an 'artist's statement' wherein he explained the relation of his gibberish or his daubs to the mainstream of art or writing? — 2008

forms

daubed · daubing · daubeth · daubs · daubest

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