单词 | brother brush |
释义 | > as lemmasbrother brush brother brush n. a (fellow) artist; cf. brother quill n. ΚΠ 1735 S. Cobb tr. J. de la Fontaine Saddle in tr. J. de la Fontaine Tales & Novels in Verse 151 Comes Brother Brush to take a Bout So, God knows how! they rubb'd it out. but, as he was an honest Brother, Finding one gone, he drew another. 1899 Westm. Gaz. 3 May 4/1 The celebrity of both artists—brother-brushes in the closest sense of the term. 1919 Smith's Weekly (Sydney) 19 Apr. 18/1 A certain Sydney artist received in an altercation with a brother-brush a hefty stouch on the eye. 2014 J. Ayres Art, Artisans & Apprentices ix. 155 Rather touchingly when working for a ‘brother brush’ he offered a ten per cent discount. < as lemmas |
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