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paint something with a broad brush — paint sth with a ˌbroad ˈbrush idiom to describe sth in a general way, ignoring the details Main entry: ↑paintidiom … Useful english dictionary
broad-brush — adjective General and sweeping in scope but lacking detail. He takes a broad brush approach to the study of history. See Also: paint with a broad brush … Wiktionary
paint — 1 /peInt/ noun 1 (U) a liquid that you put on a surface to make it a particular colour: a can of blue paint | a coat of paint (=a layer of paint): The whole house could do with a fresh coat of paint. | wet paint (=used as a warning on a sign) 2… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Brush — Paintbrush redirects here. For other uses, see Paintbrush (disambiguation) .: Bottle brush redirects here. For the tree, see Callistemon . The term brush refers to devices with bristles, wire or other filaments, used for cleaning, grooming hair,… … Wikipedia
Brush — /brush/, n. Katharine, 1902 52, U.S. novelist and short story writer. * * * ▪ art device composed of natural or synthetic fibres set into a handle that is used for cleaning, grooming, polishing, writing, or painting. Brushes were used by… … Universalium
brush — brush1 brushable, adj. brusher, n. brushlike, adj. /brush/, n. 1. an implement consisting of bristles, hair, or the like, set in or attached to a handle, used for painting, cleaning, polishing, grooming, etc. 2. one of a pair of devices… … Universalium
stereotype — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. plate, mold (see printing); pattern, type; cliché, convention; preconception. v. t. reproduce, print, copy; stylize, type, conventionalize, conform. See conformity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. convention … English dictionary for students
generalize — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To make generally applicable] Syn. theorize, hypothesize, conclude, induce, infer, derive a law, establish a criterion, observe similarities, discover order in apparent disorder, establish rules of probability, discern… … English dictionary for students
drawing — /draw ing/, n. 1. the act of a person or thing that draws. 2. a graphic representation by lines of an object or idea, as with a pencil; a delineation of form without reference to color. 3. a sketch, plan, or design, esp. one made with pen, pencil … Universalium
painting, Western — ▪ art Introduction history of Western painting from its beginnings in prehistoric times to the present. Painting, the execution of forms and shapes on a surface by means of pigment (but see also drawing for discussion of depictions in … Universalium
