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daubery, daubry|ˈdɔːbərɪ, ˈdɔːbrɪ|
[f. dauber: see -ery.]
The practice of daubing; the specious or coarse work of a dauber.
1546Bale Eng. Votaries i. (1550) 9 To patch up that dauberye of the deuyll, their vowed wyuelesse and husbandles chastite. Ibid. 89 Thys dyvinite of yours is but dongyshe daubry. 1598Shakes. Merry W. iv. ii. 186 She works by Charmes, by Spels, by th' Figure, & such dawbry as this is. 1693W. Freke Sel. Ess. xxii. 123 We should have a graceful embroidery, not a daubery in expression. 1830Fraser's Mag. II. 114 He..could colour either side of any question brought before him with gay daubery. 1876Whitby Gloss., Daubery..applause doubtfully deserved; cajolery; the purport of an inflated announcement. |