DAUB

daub

Noun

  1. Excrement or clay used as a bonding material in construction .
  2. A soft coating of mud, plaster etc.
  3. A crude or amateurish painting.

Verb

  1. 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.
  2. To apply something to (a surface) in hasty or crude strokes.
  3. To paint (a picture, etc.) in a coarse or unskilful manner.
  4. To cover with a specious or deceitful exterior; to disguise; to conceal.
  5. To flatter excessively or glossy.
  6. To put on without taste; to deck gaudily.


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