Meaning of brushful | Babel Free

Definitions

A sufficient quantity to fill the bristles of a brush.

Examples

“Fougère Royale (Royal Fern) Shaving Cream absorbs brushesful of water and whips up a close, fine-textured, beard-softening lather with the refreshing odor of Royal Fern.”

“Dip your brush into the paint and transfer two or three brushesful onto the palette.”

“Finally, remembering their patience with the fenced sycamore, I resolved to give the cottonwood trunk a few brushesful every few months just on principle.”

“Legs dangle and pinwheel in the light morning breeze and the head sags over as Dan Bergeron slops a thick, opaque brushful of wheat paste across the chest, pinning it to the ragged brick.”

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