What is to put on without taste; to deck gaudily. [R.] Let him be daubed with lace. Dryden called?
daub — To put on without taste; to deck gaudily. [R.] Let him be daubed with lace. Dryden. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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