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brushful

brushful noun: a sufficient quantity to fill the bristles of a brush.

Noun

brushful (plural brushfuls or brushesful)

  1. A sufficient quantity to fill the bristles of a brush.
    • 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.1927 February 7, “If you are hard to shave: Try this New Way!”, in Time: The Weekly Newsmagazine, volume IX, number 6, page 4
    • Dip your brush into the paint and transfer two or three brushesful onto the palette.1942, Carl Rousseau Havighorst, Simplified Show Card Writing, Butterick Company, page 13

Forms of brushful

pluralbrushfuls
pluralbrushesful

Origin of brushful

From brush + -ful.

Questions about brushful

What does brushful mean?
Brushful means a sufficient quantity to fill the bristles of a brush.
What part of speech is brushful?
Brushful is a noun.
What is the plural of brushful?
The plural of brushful is brushfuls.

Words near brushful in the dictionary

  1. Brushfield spots
  2. brushfinch
  3. brushfinches
  4. brushfire
  5. brushfires
  6. brushful
  7. brushfuls
  8. Brushgrove
  9. brushholly
  10. brushier
  11. brushiest

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