daubery
/ˈdɔːbəɹi/
daubery noun: a daubing; specious colouring; false pretenses.
Noun
daubery (countable and uncountable, plural dauberies)
- A daubing; specious colouring; false pretenses.
- She works by charms, by spells, by the figure, and such daubery as this is.c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merry Wiues of Windsor”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
- No one thought seriously of botany; it was a sort of fringe on the educational garment, pretty enough, but only adapted to girls to be taken as an accomplishment and classed with decorative daubery and other fancy work.1907, Lucien Marcus Underwood, The progress of our knowledge of the Flora of North America
daubery meaning in Tamil
daubery in Tamil
- பூசுமானம்
Forms of daubery
| plural | dauberies |
|---|---|
| alternative form | daubry |
Origin of daubery
From daub + -ery.
Questions about daubery
- What does daubery mean?
- Daubery means a daubing; specious colouring; false pretenses.
- What is daubery in Tamil?
- Daubery in Tamil is பூசுமானம். See Daubery meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is daubery?
- Daubery is a noun.
- How do you pronounce daubery?
- Daubery is pronounced /ˈdɔːbəɹi/.
- What is the plural of daubery?
- The plural of daubery is dauberies.
Words near daubery in the dictionary
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