daub

1 material used to daub walls

2 a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek" [syn: smudge, spot, blot, smear, smirch, slur]

3 an unskillful painting

1 coat with plaster; "daub the wall" [syn: plaster]

2 apply to a surface; "daub paint onto the wall"

3 cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it; "smear the wall with paint"; "daub the ceiling with plaster" [syn: smear]

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔːb

Verb

to daub

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.

Noun

1. A soft coating of mud, plaster etc
2. A crude or amateurish painting

Translations

• Italian: crosta (1,2)
• Spanish: brochazo

Daub may refer to:

• Hal Daub (b.1941), American politician and lawyer
• Karl Daub (1765-1836), German Protestant theologian
• Wattle and daub, dwelling construction technique and materials, using woven latticework daubed with a sand, clay and/or dung mixture

Daube is a type of stew in French cuisine but may also refer to:

• David Daube (1909-1999), Professor of Law at Oxford and Berkeley
• Peter Daube, New Zealand (voice) actor

See also

• Taube

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