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dry brush

dry brush

4.1
A brush with stiff hairs used on dry skin to remove dead skin and help blood flow
  • noun
  • /draɪ brʌʃ/
translation icon : cepillo para exfoliación en seco
  • To exfoliate her skin, she uses a dry brush every evening before her bath.

Last but definitely not least, we have my dry brush.

Examples

  • Using a dry brush helps me remove dead skin and makes my skin feel smoother.

  • For healthy skin, it is recommended to incorporate a dry brush into your daily routine.

  • Pat that in, go in with a dry brush, just even that out.

Synonyms

exfoliator
vsdry brush
1 4.1

A product or tool that removes dead skin cells from your skin

is a specific stiff-bristled implement used on dry skin to improve circulation

Antonyms

wet wipe
3 1.3

A small soft disposable cloth made slightly wet to clean skin or surfaces

How Stiff

scrub brush
2 2.3
dry brush
4.1

Surface Forms

dry brush singular
dry brushes plural

Morphology

dry + brush

The meaning is directly compositional: 'dry' (lacking moisture or much paint) combined with 'brush' (the action or tool used to apply paint) yields the sense of applying paint with a barely-wet brush to create texture. This is a literal, productively built phrase following normal adjective+verb/tool patterns, so a B1 learner who knows the relevant senses of the constituents will readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Dry brush names a stiff brush used on 'dry' skin; people rub it over their skin before a shower to remove dead skin and help blood flow. That's why it means a brush used on dry skin to make the skin feel smoother.