Daub /(da̤b)/

imp. & p. p. Daubed; p. pr. & vb. n. Daubing

1. To smear with soft, adhesive matter, as pitch, slime, mud, etc.; to plaster; to bedaub; to besmear.

   She took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch.

2. To paint in a coarse or unskillful manner.

   If a picture is daubed with many bright and glaring colors, the vulgar admire it is an excellent piece.

   A lame, imperfect piece, rudely daubed over.

3. To cover with a specious or deceitful exterior; to disguise; to conceal.

   So smooth he daubed his vice with show of virtue.

4. To flatter excessively or glossy. [R.]

   I can safely say, however, that, without any daubing at all, I am very sincerely your very affectionate, humble servant.

5. To put on without taste; to deck gaudily. [R.]

   Let him be daubed with lace.

1. To smear; to play the flatterer.

   His conscience . . . will not daub nor flatter.

1. A viscous, sticky application; a spot smeared or daubed; a smear.
2. A picture coarsely executed. (Paint.)

   Did you . . . take a look at the grand picture? . . . 'T is a melancholy daub, my lord.