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DAUB, v.t.

DAUB, v.i.

To practice gross flattery; to play the hypocrite. – Shak.


DAUB, v.t. [W. dwbiaw, to daub; dwb, mortar; Ir. dobhaimh, to daub; doib, plaster; allied probably to Fr. dauber, to strike, that is, to throw or put on, and the root of this word probably occurs contracted in the L. induo.]

  1. To smear with soft adhesive matter; to plaster; to cover with mud, slime, or other soft substance. She took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch. – Ex. ii. I will break down the wall ye have daubed with untempered mortar. – Ezek. xiii.
  2. To paint coarsely. If a picture is daubed with many bright colors, the vulgar admire it. – Watts.
  3. To cover with something gross or specious; to disguise with an artificial covering. So smooth he daubed his vice with show of virtue. – Shak.
  4. To lay or put on without taste; to deck awkwardly or ostentatiously, or to load with affected finery. Let him be daubed with lace. – Dryden.
  5. To flatter grossly. Conscience will not daub nor flatter. – South.

Daub
  1. To smear with soft, adhesive matter, as pitch, slime, mud, etc.] to plaster; to bedaub; to besmear.

    She took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch. Ex. ii. 3.

  2. To smear; to play the flatterer.

    His conscience . . . will not daub nor flatter. South.

  3. A viscous, sticky application; a spot smeared or daubed; a smear.
  4. To paint in a coarse or unskillful manner.

    If a picture is daubed with many bright and glaring colors, the vulgar admire it is an excellent piece. I. Watts.

    A lame, imperfect piece, rudely daubed over. Dryden.

  5. A picture coarsely executed.

    Did you . . . take a look at the grand picture? . . . 'T is a melancholy daub, my lord. Sterne.

  6. To cover with a specious or deceitful exterior; to disguise; to conceal.

    So smooth he daubed his vice with show of virtue. Shak.

  7. To flatter excessively or glossy.

    [R.]

    I can safely say, however, that, without any daubing at all,
    I am very sincerely your very affectionate, humble servant.     Smollett.

  8. To put on without taste; to deck gaudily.

    [R.]

    Let him be daubed with lace. Dryden.

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Daub

DAUB, verb transitive

1. To smear with soft adhesive matter; to plaster; to cover with mud, slime, or other soft substance.

She took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch. Exodus 2:3.

2. To paint coarsely.

If a picture is daubed with many bright colors, the vulgar admire it. Watts.

3. To cover with something gross or specious; to disguise with an artificial covering.

So smooth he daubed his vice with show of virtue. Shak.

4. To lay or put on without taste; to deck awkwardly or ostentatiously, or to load with affected finery.

Let him be daubed with lace- Dryden.

5. To flatter grossly.

Conscience will not daub nor flatter. South.

DAUB, verb intransitive To practice gross flattery; to play the hypocrite.

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