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Grammar : Verb
Spell : dawb
Phonetic Transcription : dɔb



Definition of daub

Origin :
  • late 14c. (Dauber as a surname is recorded from mid-13c.), from Old French dauber "to whitewash, plaster" (13c.), perhaps from Latin dealbare, from de- "thoroughly" + albare "to whiten," from albus "white" (see alb). Painting sense is from 1620s. Related: Daubed; daubing. As a noun, from mid-15c.
  • verb coat; make dirty
Example sentences :
  • He supposed he must think up something to daub on there—the poorer the better.
  • Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower
  • It is built of oak framework, filled in with “wattle and daub.”
  • Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield
  • The gas had left what appeared to be like a daub of soot on the ceiling.
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
  • All the money you earn goes to buy a blue coat, and daub it with lace.
  • Extract from : « The Stark Munro Letters » by J. Stark Munro
  • "His head's no'but a lump of puddin' and a daub o' pancake," thought Gubblum.
  • Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
  • As for "wattle and daub" I could wish that it had never been invented.
  • Extract from : « Ten Books on Architecture » by Vitruvius
  • The walls of the dormitory were constructed in what is well known as "wattle and daub."
  • Extract from : « Prisoners Their Own Warders » by J. F. A. McNair
  • A daub and a splash—no real trouble taken—and then you're expected to rave about it.
  • Extract from : « The Limit » by Ada Leverson
  • I boasted I could make an income for her—and look at this daub!
  • Extract from : « The Prodigal Father » by J. Storer Clouston
  • Daub was still in his Schelling stage when Ullmann began to study.
  • Extract from : « British Quarterly Review, American Edition, Volume LIV » by Various

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