painter's brushn.
/ˌpeɪntəz ˈbrʌʃ/, U.S. /ˌpeɪn(t)ərz ˈbrəʃ/ 1. A brush for applying paint; a paintbrush.
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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > equipment for painting or drawing > [noun] > brush
brush1483
painter's brush1685
brush-pencil1702
painting brush1737
paintbrush?1762
1685 G. Meriton Nomenclatura Clericalis 356 A Painter's Brush or Pencill, Penicillum.
1751 New-York Gaz. 29 July (advt.) All sorts of Brushes and Mops, such as Painter's, Hatter's, Scowrers, Barber's, & Weaver's Brushes.
1792 Gentleman's Mag. Apr. 328 Rub it over all the joints..with a painter's brush.
1853 G. Aguilar Home Scenes & Heart Stud. 179 Large-paned windows, framed with such fresh green, that it would seem as if the painter's brush could never have been absent above a month together.
1868 Amer. Naturalist 2 237 We notice the rocks whitened as if by a painter's brush.
1909 N.E.D. at Sash sb.2 Sash tool,..a small painters' brush suitable for painting sashes.
1998 Broadcast 16 Jan. 16/5 It is true he likes opera and knows which is the business end of a painter's brush.
2. North American. The plant Indian paintbrush (paintbrush n. 2). Now rare.
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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > non-British plants or herbs > [noun] > North American > Indian paint-brush
painter's brush1869
Indian paintbrush1892
paintbrush1915
1869 S. Bowles Our New West v. 104 The painter's brush, as familiarly called here, is a new flower to me.
1899 S. Hale Let. 22 Apr. (1919) 345 Mariposa lilies, painter's brush, poppies, and dozens of others.
1910 Mrs. H. Ward Canadian Born x. 206 Anderson had brought her to a wild garden of incredible beauty... Painter's brush, harebell, speedwell, golden-brown gaillardias.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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