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daub

How to use daub in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for daub.

Editorial note

In one form, we daub mud onto it.

Examples15
Definitions6
Parts of speech2

Quick take

material used to daub walls

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of daub gathered in one view.

noun

material used to daub walls

noun

a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek"

noun

an unskillful painting

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for daub.

noun

material used to daub walls

noun

an unskillful painting

verb

coat with plaster; "daub the wall"

verb

apply to a surface; "daub paint onto the wall"

verb

cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it; "smear the wall with paint"; "daub the ceiling with plaster"

Example sentences

1

In one form, we daub mud onto it.

2

I grew up in a house built out of 'wattle and daub', with a thatch roof.

3

With the luminous ink or daub the idea is to see the markings from a distance.

4

Most houses are of wattle and daub construction, but the shrine rooms of the more wealthy are walled with stone.

5

In the wattle and daub huts they had thin logs for pillows, somewhat like firewood.

6

In fact, there are many wattle and daub structures still standing - there's one around the corner that's protected by law.

7

In the past they might have been made from wattle and daub, or you could use studs, paper, whatever you want since they're not structural.

8

Wattle and daub is still a 'thing', especially for sustainable building.

9

Wattle and daub was a common material used for walls, for example, and thatch a common material for roofs.

10

I don't think modern "Tudor" houses engage in wonderful building materials like daub wall plaster made with urine and other "fancy" stuff.

11

Redirect to the IdP website and they’ll redirect back to you and post a signed XML doc to daub Joe is authenticated and belongs to these groups.

12

If you look at the architecture of most residences from the medieval era: thatch, wattle-and-daub and not a lot of hinges or nailed together things.

13

Non-toxic, solvent free; used in 'traditional' building, along with other wonderful materials like lime plaster and wattle and daub.

14

Fun aside: breaking and entering is referred to as such in English Common Law because criminals used to bust through the wattle and daub walls to break in, thus housebreaking, or breaking and entering.

15

It's not how homes have normally been constructed in the UK. We have a few ancient wattle and daub houses which are no doubt hell to insure, but anything Victorian and newer was generally brick-built or concrete other than some prefabs from the inter-war period which are definitely hell to mortgage or insure.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use daub in a sentence?

In one form, we daub mud onto it.

What does daub mean?

material used to daub walls

What part of speech is daub?

daub is commonly used as noun, verb.