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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ 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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ 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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ 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]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.
  
              She took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it
              with slime and with pitch.            --Ex. ii. 3.
  
     2. 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.
  
     3. To cover with a specious or deceitful exterior; to
        disguise; to conceal.
  
              So smooth he daubed his vice with show of virtue.
                                                    --Shak.
  
     4. 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.
  
     5. To put on without taste; to deck gaudily. [R.]
  
              Let him be daubed with lace.          --Dryden.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Daub \Daub\, v. i.
     To smear; to play the flatterer.
  
           His conscience . . . will not daub nor flatter.
                                                    --South.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Daub \Daub\, n.
     1. A viscous, sticky application; a spot smeared or dabed; a
        smear.
  
     2. (Paint.) A picture coarsely executed.
  
              Did you . . . take a look at the grand picture? . .
              . 'T is a melancholy daub, my lord.   --Sterne.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  daub
       n 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
       v 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]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  daub
     n.
     1 excrement or clay used as a bonding material in construction.
     2 A soft coating of mud, plaster(,) etc.
     3 A crude or amateurish painting.
     vb.
     (lb en intransitive transitive) To apply (something) to a surface in
  hasty or crude strokes.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Daub
     Pennsylvania German n.
     stave (gloss: of a barrel)
     Pennsylvania German n.
     1 dove
     2 pigeon

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  daub
     n.
     1 excrement or clay used as a bonding material in construction.
     2 A soft coating of mud, plaster(,) etc.
     3 A crude or amateurish painting.
     vb.
     (lb en intransitive transitive) To apply (something) to a surface in
  hasty or crude strokes.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Daub
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  daub
     n.
     1 excrement or clay used as a bonding material in construction.
     2 A soft coating of mud, plaster(,) etc.
     3 A crude or amateurish painting.
     vb.
     (lb en intransitive transitive) To apply (something) to a surface in
  hasty or crude strokes.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Daub
     Pennsylvania German n.
     stave (gloss: of a barrel)
     Pennsylvania German n.
     1 dove
     2 pigeon

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  daub
     n.
     1 excrement or clay used as a bonding material in construction.
     2 A soft coating of mud, plaster(,) etc.
     3 A crude or amateurish painting.
     vb.
     (lb en intransitive transitive) To apply (something) to a surface in
  hasty or crude strokes.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Daub
     Pennsylvania German n.
     stave (gloss: of a barrel)
     Pennsylvania German n.
     1 dove
     2 pigeon

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Daub /dˈɔːb/
  الطلاء

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  daub //dɑb// //dɔb// //dɔːb// 
  1. цапотене
  crude or amateurish painting
  2. мазилка
  soft coating of mud, plaster etc

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  daub //dɑb// //dɔb// //dɔːb// 
  мажа, цапам
  to apply something in hasty or crude strokes