daub.
Excrement or clay used as a bonding material in construction.
Meaning & usage
Excrement or clay used as a bonding material in construction.
A soft coating of mud, plaster, etc.
A crude or amateurish painting.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English daub (noun), from Middle English dauben (“to plaster or whitewash; cover with clay; bespatter”, verb), from Old Northern French dauber (“to whitewash; plaster”), of uncertain origin. Probably from Latin dealbāre (“to whiten thoroughly”), which would make it a doublet of dealbate.
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.
To cover with a specious or deceitful exterior; to disguise; to conceal.
To flatter excessively or grossly.
To put on without taste; to deck gaudily.
To mark spots on a bingo card, using a dauber.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English daub (noun), from Middle English dauben (“to plaster or whitewash; cover with clay; bespatter”, verb), from Old Northern French dauber (“to whitewash; plaster”), of uncertain origin. Probably from Latin dealbāre (“to whiten thoroughly”), which would make it a doublet of dealbate.
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