daube
9.9
A rough, badly made painting or a thick smear of paint
- noun
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manchón
- The critic dismissed the painting as a mere daube lacking any real skill.
Examples
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After the accident, a large daube of plaster covered the floor.
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He was embarrassed to see his childhood daube still hanging in the hallway.
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That painting is just a daube.
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I can't believe he calls that a daube!
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The art teacher called the student's work a daube, saying it looked like a careless smear of paint.
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In the corner of the gallery, a large daube splattered on the canvas caught everyone's attention for its chaotic style.
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Many considered the abstract piece to be a daube rather than a legitimate work of art.
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How Skilled
Surface Forms
Etymology
Daube (a poor or rough painting) comes from an old French verb meaning 'to smear' or 'to plaster', so picture paint pushed on carelessly with big, rough strokes; that is why a bad picture can be called a daube.