daub
/dɔːb//dɑb/
noun
- 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.
verb
- 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.”
- 2
To paint (a picture, etc.) in a coarse or unskilful manner.
- 3
To cover with a specious or deceitful exterior; to disguise; to conceal.
- 4
To flatter excessively or grossly.
- 5
To put on without taste; to deck gaudily.
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