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brushstrokes

brushstrokes is the plural of brushstroke.

Meaning of brushstroke

Noun

brushstroke (plural brushstrokes)

  1. The stroke of a brush, as in painting.
    • Since moving to the city [Paris], his [Vincent Van Gogh’s] palette had become lighter and more colorful and his brushstrokes more distinct. In this painting [Boulevard de Clichy], the pastel colors reflect the soft, wintry light. His brushstrokes, now shorter and almost dash-like, give the...2008, Enrica Crispino, translated by Simone Boni, Van Gogh, The Oliver Press, Inc., →ISBN, page 30

Questions about brushstrokes

What is brushstrokes the plural of?
Brushstrokes is the plural of brushstroke.

Words near brushstrokes in the dictionary

  1. brushproof
  2. brushroll
  3. brushrolls
  4. brushrunner
  5. brushstroke
  6. brushstrokes
  7. brusht
  8. brushtail
  9. brushtail possum
  10. brushtail possums
  11. brushtails

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