Word Meanings - DAUBING - Book Publishers vocabulary database
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.
Related words: (words related to DAUBING)
- KNIGHTLESS
Unbecoming a knight. "Knightless guile." Spenser. - ROUGHING-IN
The first coat of plaster laid on brick; also, the process of applying it. - CALLOSUM
The great band commissural fibers which unites the two cerebral hemispheres. See corpus callosum, under Carpus. - CALLOW
1. Destitute of feathers; naked; unfledged. An in the leafy summit, spied a nest, Which, o'er the callow young, a sparrow pressed. Dryden. 2. Immature; boyish; "green"; as, a callow youth. I perceive by this, thou art but a callow maid. Old Play . - ROUGHEN
To grow or become rough. - ROUGHT
imp. of Reach. - CALLE
A kind of head covering; a caul. Chaucer. - ROUGHHEWN
1. Hewn coarsely without smoothing; unfinished; not polished. 2. Of coarse manners; rude; uncultivated; rough-grained. "A roughhewn seaman." Bacon. - STONEBRASH
A subsoil made up of small stones or finely-broken rock; brash. - ROUGHLEG
Any one of several species of large hawks of the genus Archibuteo, having the legs feathered to the toes. Called also rough- legged hawk, and rough-legged buzzard. Note: The best known species is Archibuteo lagopus of Northern Europe, - ROUGHINGS
Rowen. - ROUGHSHOD
Shod with shoes armed with points or calks; as, a roughshod horse. To ride roughshod, to pursue a course regardless of the pain or distress it may cause others. - STONEROOT
A North American plant having a very hard root; horse balm. See Horse balm, under Horse. - ROUGHCAST
1. A rude model; the rudimentary, unfinished form of a thing. 2. A kind of plastering made of lime, with a mixture of shells or pebbles, used for covering buildings. Shak. - TALLOW-FACED
Having a sickly complexion; pale. Burton. - TALLOWY
Of the nature of tallow; resembling tallow; greasy. - CURRY
A kind of sauce much used in India, containing garlic, pepper, ginger, and other strong spices. 2. A stew of fowl, fish, or game, cooked with curry. Curry powder , a condiment used for making curry, formed of various materials, including strong - CALLER
1. Cool; refreshing; fresh; as, a caller day; the caller air. Jamieson. 2. Fresh; in good condition; as, caller berrings. - WORKMANSHIP
1. The art or skill of a workman; the execution or manner of making anything. Due reward For her praiseworthy workmanship to yield. Spenser. Beauty is nature's brag, and must be shown . . . Where most may wonder at the workmanship. Milton. 2. That - WORKBAG
A bag for holding implements or materials for work; especially, a reticule, or bag for holding needlework, and the like. - PITCHSTONE
An igneous rock of semiglassy nature, having a luster like pitch. - ROCKWORK
Stonework in which the surface is left broken and rough. - CHECKWORK
Anything made so as to form alternate squares lke those of a checkerboard. - CAPSTONE
A fossil echinus of the genus Cannulus; -- so called from its supposed resemblance to a cap. - GYMNASTICALLY
In a gymnastic manner. - CLINKSTONE
An igneous rock of feldspathic composition, lamellar in structure, and clinking under the hammer. See Phonolite. - BORDEAUX MIXTURE
A fungicidal mixture composed of blue vitriol, lime, and water. The formula in common use is: blue vitriol, 6 lbs.; lime, 4 lbs.; water, 35 -- 50 gallons. - HYPERCRITICALLY
In a hypercritical manner. - GRINDSTONE
A flat, circular stone, revolving on an axle, for grinding or sharpening tools, or shaping or smoothing objects. To hold, pat, or bring one's nose to the grindstone, to oppress one; to keep one in a condition of servitude. They might be ashamed, - UNKNIGHT
To deprive of knighthood. Fuller. - JOURNEYWORK
Originally, work done by the day; work done by a journeyman at his trade. - UNEMPIRICALLY
Not empirically; without experiment or experience. - SCALLION
A kind of small onion , native of Palestine; the eschalot, or shallot. 2. Any onion which does not "bottom out," but remains with a thick stem like a leek. Amer. Cyc.