Brush Definition
- maulstick
- shrubwood
- scrubwood
- attouchement
- light-touch
- sketchpad
- scratchboard
- paintbrush
- siccative
- copse
- coppice
- thicket
- brushwood
- encounter
- clash
- to sweep out of the way
- to dismiss from consideration
- to dismiss or get rid of abruptly or rudely
- to make neat or presentable
- to refresh one's memory or skill
to brush up on one's French
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Brush
Origin of Brush
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Middle English brusshe, from Old French broisse (compare Modern French brosse) from Vulgar Latin *bruscia from Proto-Germanic *bruskaz (“underbrush”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhreus- (“to swell, sprout”). Akin to Middle High German bürste (“brush”), Old English byrst (“bristle”), Middle High German broz (“a bud, shoot”), Old English brēost (“breast”), Proto-Slavic *bъrščь (“hogweed”).
From Wiktionary
Middle English brushe from Old French brosse brushwood from Vulgar Latin bruscia perhaps from Latin bruscum knot on a maple
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Middle English brusshe from Old French brosse brushwood, brush brush2
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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