'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

Words containing 'Daub'