Antonyms for daub

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

Synonyms for daub

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