brush
Translation- brush
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I. noun
Etymology: Middle English brusch, from an Anglo-French form akin to Old French broce brushwood, Medieval Latin brusca
Date: 14th century
1. brushwood
2.
a. scrub vegetation
b. land covered with scrub vegetation
II. noun
Etymology: Middle English brusshe, from an Anglo-French form akin to Middle French broisse
Date: 14th century
1. a device composed of bristles typically set into a handle and used especially for sweeping, smoothing, scrubbing, or painting
2. something resembling a brush: as
a. a bushy tail
b. a feather tuft worn on a hat
3. an electrical conductor that makes sliding contact between a stationary and a moving part (as of a generator or a motor)
4.
a. an act of brushing
b. a quick light touch or momentary contact in passing
III. transitive verb
Date: 15th century
1.
a. to apply a brush to
b. to apply with a brush
2.
a. to remove with passing strokes (as of a brush)
b. to dispose of in an offhand way ; dismiss <brushed him off> 3. to pass lightly over or across ; touch gently against in passing • brusher noun IV. noun Etymology: Middle English brusche rush, hostile collision, from bruschen Date: 14th century a brief encounter or skirmish <a brush with disaster> <a brush with the law> V. intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English bruschen to rush, probably from Middle French brosser to dash through underbrush, from broce Date: 1674 to move lightly or heedlessly <brushed past the well-wishers waiting to greet him>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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brush — 1> щетка Ex: hard brush жесткая щетка Ex: sweeping brush половая щетка Ex: a brush for clothes платяная щетка Ex: to shine with a brush начищать щеткой до блеска Ex: to stroke the hair with a brush приглаживать волосы щеткой 2> чистка (одежды)… … Новый большой англо-русский словарь
Brush — (br[u^]sh), n. [OE. brusche, OF. broche, broce, brosse, brushwood, F. brosse brush, LL. brustia, bruscia, fr. OHG. brusta, brust, bristle, G. borste bristle, b[ u]rste brush. See {Bristle}, n., and cf. {Browse}.] 1. An instrument composed of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Brush — Brush, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brushed} (br[u^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Brushing}.] [OE. bruschen; cf. F. brosser. See {Brush}, n.] 1. To apply a brush to, according to its particular use; to rub, smooth, clean, paint, etc., with a brush. A brushes… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Brush — /brush/, n. Katharine, 1902 52, U.S. novelist and short story writer. * * * ▪ art device composed of natural or synthetic fibres set into a handle that is used for cleaning, grooming, polishing, writing, or painting. Brushes were used by… … Universalium
brush — 1. noun 1) щетка 2) кисть to give it another brush поработать надчем л. еще, окончательно отделать что л. the brush 3) хвост (особ. лисий) 4)чистка щеткой have a brush 5) ссадина 6) стычка, столкновение 7) легкое при косновение 8) austral. низкий … Англо-русский словарь Мюллера
Brush — bezeichnet: eine Kleinstadt im US Bundesstaat Colorado, siehe Brush (Colorado) Pinsel bzw. Pinselspitzen für Grafikprogramme, siehe Digitales Malen im Leveldesign von Computerspielen das Volumen, die Wände, Decken und andere räumliche Gebilde,… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Brush — Brush, v. i. To move nimbly in haste; to move so lightly as scarcely to be perceived; as, to brush by. [1913 Webster] Snatching his hat, he brushed off like the wind. Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
brush — 1) щётка || чистить щёткой; сметать щёткой 2) кисть || наносить кистью (напр. краску) 3) эл. щётка; подвижный (скользящий) контакт 4) механическая щётка 5) щёточная машина (для зерна, крупы) || очищать на щёточной машине 6) кустарник; подлесок;… … Англо-русский словарь технических терминов
brush — brush1 brushable, adj. brusher, n. brushlike, adj. /brush/, n. 1. an implement consisting of bristles, hair, or the like, set in or attached to a handle, used for painting, cleaning, polishing, grooming, etc. 2. one of a pair of devices… … Universalium
Brush — Paintbrush redirects here. For other uses, see Paintbrush (disambiguation) .: Bottle brush redirects here. For the tree, see Callistemon . The term brush refers to devices with bristles, wire or other filaments, used for cleaning, grooming hair,… … Wikipedia
brush — brʌʃ 1. сущ. 1) щетка, любое приспособление для очистки чего л. от грязи You want a hard brush to brush sunlight off a wall. ≈ ирон. Если хочешь очистить стену от солнечного света, тебе … Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь
