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sponge brush

sponge brush noun: a grooming tool designed specifically for naturally dry and textured hair.

Noun

sponge brush (plural sponge brushes)

  1. A grooming tool designed specifically for naturally dry and textured hair.
  2. A sponge head attached to a handle, allowing for the smooth and even application of liquids.
    • When dry, the paper must be pinned out on a board, and the silver solution spread over it, boldly but lightly, with a very soft sponge brush.1853, Robert Hunt, A Manual of Photography, page 88
    • The sponge-brush is moistened with the caustic liquid, and it is introduced at several intervals upon all the points of mucous membrane which it can reach.1859, P. Bretonneau, Memoirs on Diphtheria, page 248

Forms of sponge brush

pluralsponge brushes

Questions about sponge brush

What does sponge brush mean?
Sponge brush means a grooming tool designed specifically for naturally dry and textured hair.
What part of speech is sponge brush?
Sponge brush is a noun.
What is the plural of sponge brush?
The plural of sponge brush is sponge brushes.

Words near sponge brush in the dictionary

  1. sponge bags
  2. sponge ball
  3. sponge bath
  4. sponge baths
  5. sponge bomb
  6. sponge brush
  7. sponge brushes
  8. sponge cake
  9. sponge cakes
  10. sponge cities
  11. sponge city

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