Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A daubing.
- noun A crudely artful device.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A daubing; specious coloring; false pretenses.
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- noun A
daubing ;specious colouring ;false pretenses .
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Examples
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Not to porn and cheap daubery but to real gay anime sex art pictures, interestin yaoi art books.
Death Note DVD « Drawn! The Illustration and Cartooning Blog 2008
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She works by charms, by spells, by the figure, and such daubery as this is, beyond our element we know nothing.
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"Turn tail!" replied Larry, "it is I that wouldn't -- I appale to St. Patrick himself over beyond" -- pointing to a picture of the Prime Saint of Ireland, which hung in gilt daubery behind his master's chair, right opposite to him.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 342, November 22, 1828 Various
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She works by charms, by spells, by the figure, and such daubery as this is, beyond our element: we know nothing.
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She works by charms, by spells, by the figure, and such daubery as this is, beyond our element we know nothing.
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She works by charms, by spells, by the figure, and such daubery as 155 this is, beyond our element: we know nothing.
The Merry Wives of Windsor The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] William Shakespeare 1590
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She works by charms, by spells, by the figure, and such daubery as this is, beyond our element.
The Merry Wives of Windsor William Shakespeare 1590
arby commented on the word daubery
I presume this means painting?
August 1, 2007
slumry commented on the word daubery
Yup, less-than-skillful painting at that.
August 1, 2007
arby commented on the word daubery
Oh yeah - now I know why it sounds familiar - I think Shakespeare used daubs as an insult - meaning amateurish painters.
August 3, 2007