• Brushstroke

    Alternative forms

    • brush stroke, brush-stroke

    Origin

    From brush + stroke.

    Full definition of brushstroke

    Noun

    brushstroke

    (plural brushstrokes)
    1. The stroke of a brush, as in painting.
      • 2008, Simone Boni (translator), Enrica Crispino (author), Van Gogh, The Oliver Press, Inc., ISBN 978-1-934545-05-8, page 30:Since moving to the city Paris, his href="http://freewordfinder.com/dictionary/w/">Vincent Van Gogh’s palette had become lighter and more colorful and his brushstrokes more distinct. In this painting de Clichy, the pastel colors reflect the soft, wintry light. His brushstrokes, now shorter and almost dash-like, give the pedestrians a sense of hurrying along the boulevard.
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