Daub

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /dɔːb/
• US IPA: /dÉ‘b/, /dÉ”b/
• Rhymes: -ɔːb

Origin

From Old French dauber ("whitewash")

Full definition of daub

Noun

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

Verb

1. (transitive) 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. (transitive) To apply something to (a surface) in hasty or crude strokes.
• Bible, Exodus ii. 3She took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch.
3. (transitive) To paint (a picture, etc.) in a coarse or unskilful manner.
• I. WattsIf a picture is daubed with many bright and glaring colours, the vulgar admire it as an excellent piece.
• Drydena lame, imperfect piece, rudely daubed over
4. To cover with a specious or deceitful exterior; to disguise; to conceal.
• ShakespeareSo smooth he daubed his vice with show of virtue.
5. To flatter excessively or glossy.
• SmollettI can safely say, however, that, without any daubing at all, I am very sincerely your very affectionate, humble servant.
6. To put on without taste; to deck gaudily.
• DrydenLet him be daubed with lace.

Anagrams

• baud