paintbrush

noun

paint·​brush ˈpānt-ˌbrəsh How to pronounce paintbrush (audio)
1
: a brush for applying paint
2

Examples of paintbrush in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Painting with Water Think your baby can manage a paintbrush? Nicole Harris, Parents, 19 Aug. 2023 For extra flair, accessorize with a paintbrush from the garage and use a paint bucket in place of a trick or treating bag. Sarah Zlotnick, Country Living, 20 July 2023 Or look for small pegboards to affix small shelves for pens and pencils, chargers, or paintbrushes and free up precious real estate on the surface of your desk. Grace Gallagher, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2023 Here’s how to set it up: Fill a cup with water, dip in a graspable paintbrush, and give it to your toddler. Nicole Harris, Parents, 19 Aug. 2023 Bathrooms are constantly going through one design renaissance after another, faster than Michaelangelo could have grabbed his paintbrush. Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2023 Skateboarding evolved from the toy and sidewalk surfing, to a multi-dimensional self-expression; the skateboard is the paintbrush or guitar. Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2023 The 63-year-old was recently spotted climbing his ladder wearing a blonde wig and singing into his paintbrush. Jennifer Hassan The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 24 June 2023 So Porter picked up a paintbrush and began sketching. Marisa Spyker, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2023 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

1815, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of paintbrush was in 1815

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“Paintbrush.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paintbrush. Accessed 24 Sep. 2023.

Kids Definition

paintbrush

noun
paint·​brush ˈpānt-ˌbrəsh How to pronounce paintbrush (audio)
1
: a brush for applying paint
2

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