Definitions for: Daub


[n] an unskillful painting
[n] a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek"
[n] material used to daub walls
[v] cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it; "smear the wall with paint"; "daub the ceiling with plaster"
[v] apply to a surface; "daub paint onto the wall"
[v] coat with plaster; "daub the wall"



Webster (1913) Definition: Daub (d[add]b), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Daubed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Daubing.] [OE. dauben to smear, OF. dauber to
plaster, fr. L. dealbare to whitewash, plaster; de- + albare
to whiten, fr. albus white, perh. also confused with W. dwb
plaster, dwbio to plaster, Ir. & OGael. dob plaster. See
Alb, and cf. Dealbate.]
1. To smear with soft, adhesive matter, as pitch, slime, mud,
etc.; to plaster; to bedaub; to besmear.

She took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it
with slime and with pitch. --Ex. ii. 3.

2. To paint in a coarse or unskillful manner.

If a picture is daubed with many bright and glaring
colors, the vulgar admire it is an excellent piece.
--I. Watts.

A lame, imperfect piece, rudely daubed over.
--Dryden.

3. To cover with a specious or deceitful exterior; to
disguise; to conceal.

So smooth he daubed his vice with show of virtue.
--Shak.

4. To flatter excessively or glossy. [R.]

I can safely say, however, that, without any daubing
at all, I am very sincerely your very affectionate,
humble servant. --Smollett.

5. To put on without taste; to deck gaudily. [R.]

Let him be daubed with lace. --Dryden.


Daub, v. i.
To smear; to play the flatterer.

His conscience . . . will not daub nor flatter.
--South.


Daub, n.
1. A viscous, sticky application; a spot smeared or dabed; a
smear.

2. (Paint.) A picture coarsely executed.

Did you . . . take a look at the grand picture? . .
. 'T is a melancholy daub, my lord. --Sterne.

Synonyms: blot, slur, smear, smear, smirch, smudge, spot

See Also: apply, blemish, blood, blotch, clay, coat, cover, defect, fingermark, fingerprint, inkblot, mortar, mud, painting, parget, picture, put on, roughcast, splodge, splotch, surface

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