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[ noun ]
the application of plaster
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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.


Daubing \Daub"ing\, n.
1. The act of one who daubs; that which is daubed.

2. A rough coat of mortar put upon a wall to give it the
appearance of stone; rough-cast.

3. In currying, a mixture of fish oil and tallow worked into
leather; -- called also {dubbing}. --Knight.