'Daub' definitions:
Definition of 'daub'
From: WordNet
noun
Material used to daub walls
noun
A blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek" [syn: smudge, spot, blot, daub, smear, smirch, slur]
noun
An unskillful painting
verb
Coat with plaster; "daub the wall" [syn: plaster, daub]
verb
Apply to a surface; "daub paint onto the wall"
verb
Cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it; "smear the wall with paint"; "daub the ceiling with plaster" [syn: daub, smear]
Definition of 'Daub'
From: GCIDE
- Daub \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. [1913 Webster]
- She took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch. --Ex. ii. 3. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To paint in a coarse or unskillful manner. [1913 Webster]
- If a picture is daubed with many bright and glaring colors, the vulgar admire it is an excellent piece. --I. Watts. [1913 Webster]
- A lame, imperfect piece, rudely daubed over. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To cover with a specious or deceitful exterior; to disguise; to conceal. [1913 Webster]
- So smooth he daubed his vice with show of virtue. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To flatter excessively or glossy. [R.] [1913 Webster]
- I can safely say, however, that, without any daubing at all, I am very sincerely your very affectionate, humble servant. --Smollett. [1913 Webster]
- 5. To put on without taste; to deck gaudily. [R.] [1913 Webster]
- Let him be daubed with lace. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Daub'
From: GCIDE
- Daub \Daub\ (d[add]b), v. i. To smear; to play the flatterer. [1913 Webster]
- His conscience . . . will not daub nor flatter. --South. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Daub'
From: GCIDE
- Daub \Daub\, n.
- 1. A viscous, sticky application; a spot smeared or daubed; a smear. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Paint.) A picture coarsely executed. [1913 Webster]
- Did you . . . take a look at the grand picture? . . . 'T is a melancholy daub, my lord. --Sterne. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'daub'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abstract,
- abstraction,
- altarpiece,
- anamorphosis,
- anoint,
- apply paint,
- attaint,
- bad likeness,
- bedaub,
- bedizen,
- beeswax,
- begild,
- besmear,
- besmirch,
- besmoke,
- besmutch,
- besoil,
- bestain,
- black,
- blacken,
- block print,
- bloodstain,
- blot,
- blotch,
- blur,
- botch,
- brand,
- brush on paint,
- burlesque,
- butter,
- calcimine,
- caricature,
- cartoon,
- chalk,
- charcoal,
- coat,
- collage,
- color,
- color print,
- complexion,
- copy,
- cover,
- crayon,
- crosshatch,
- cyclorama,
- dab,
- dapple,
- darken,
- dash off,
- deep-dye,
- delineate,
- depict,
- design,
- diagram,
- dip,
- diptych,
- dirty,
- discolor,
- distemper,
- distortion,
- doodle,
- double-dye,
- draft,
- draw,
- dress,
- dye,
- emblazon,
- embrocate,
- enamel,
- engild,
- engraving,
- eyesore,
- face,
- fast-dye,
- fleck,
- flick,
- flyspeck,
- fresco,
- gild,
- glaze,
- gloss,
- glycerolate,
- grain,
- grease,
- grease the wheels,
- hatch,
- hue,
- icon,
- illuminate,
- illumination,
- illustration,
- image,
- imbue,
- ingrain,
- japan,
- lacquer,
- lard,
- lay on,
- lay on color,
- likeness,
- limn,
- lubricate,
- macula,
- maculation,
- macule,
- mark,
- miniature,
- misdraw,
- mispaint,
- montage,
- mosaic,
- mural,
- oil,
- paint,
- paint a picture,
- panorama,
- parget,
- parody,
- patch,
- pencil,
- photograph,
- picture,
- picturize,
- pigment,
- plaster,
- pomade,
- portray,
- prime,
- print,
- representation,
- reproduction,
- salve,
- scorch,
- scratch,
- scribble,
- scumble,
- sear,
- shade,
- shadow,
- shellac,
- singe,
- sketch,
- slap on,
- slather,
- slick,
- slick on,
- slop on paint,
- slubber,
- slur,
- smarm,
- smear,
- smear on,
- smirch,
- smoke,
- smooth the way,
- smouch,
- smudge,
- smut,
- smutch,
- soap the ways,
- soil,
- spatter,
- speck,
- speckle,
- splash,
- splatter,
- splotch,
- spot,
- spread on,
- spread with,
- stain,
- stained glass window,
- stencil,
- stigma,
- stigmatize,
- still life,
- stipple,
- sully,
- tableau,
- taint,
- tapestry,
- tar,
- tarnish,
- tinct,
- tincture,
- tinge,
- tint,
- tone,
- trace,
- travesty,
- triptych,
- undercoat,
- unguent,
- variegate,
- varnish,
- wall painting,
- wash,
- wax,
- whitewash