daub
Example Sentences
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They are generally pleasant if bland landscapes, rendered in small, precise daubs of thick paint, and they begin to appear by the mid-1870s.
Collage may indicate motion in Furey’s work, as in two pictures of dancers whose bodies are covered in patterns, whether more flower photos or rendered with line and daub.
From Washington Post
It all started in the 1970s when someone daubed it with the wonderfully evocative “SURRENDER DOROTHY.”
From Washington Post
Civilians had been using the building as a refuge from the siege and a large sign spelling "children" had been daubed in Russian in front of the theatre.
From BBC
Celebrants daub each other with vividly colored powders.
From Seattle Times
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