(sweeping) brush
1brush — [14] It is not clear whether brush for sweeping and brush as in brushwood are the 79 buckwheat same word, although both appeared in the language at about the same time, from a French source. Brush ‘broken branches’ comes from brousse, the Anglo… …
2brush — [14] It is not clear whether brush for sweeping and brush as in brushwood are the same word, although both appeared in the language at about the same time, from a French source. Brush ‘broken branches’ comes from brousse, the Anglo Norman version …
3brush — {{11}}brush (n.1) dust sweeper, a brush for sweeping, late 14c., also, c.1400, brushwood, brushes; from O.Fr. broisse (Mod.Fr. brosse) a brush (13c.), perhaps from V.L. *bruscia a bunch of new shoots (used to sweep away dust), perhaps from P.Gmc …
4Sweeping — Sweep Sweep, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Swept}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sweeping}.] [OE. swepen; akin to AS. sw[=a]pan. See {Swoop}, v. i.] 1. To pass a broom across (a surface) so as to remove loose dirt, dust, etc.; to brush, or rub over, with a broom for… …
5Brush Motor Car Company — Infobox Automobile name = Brush Runabout manufacturer = Brush Motor Car Company production = 1910 ndash;1913 13,250 produced predecessor = successor = class = Entry level car platform = body style = 2 row phaeton engine = Straight 4 transmission …
6brush broom — noun Etymology: brush (I) South & Midland : a broom made of small twiggy branches or corn husks tied together and used for outdoor sweeping the paths swept with a brush broom Ellen Glasgow * * * 1. Northeastern U.S. a whisk broom. 2. South… …
7brush — I. noun Etymology: Middle English brusch, from an Anglo French form akin to Old French broce brushwood, Medieval Latin brusca Date: 14th century 1. brushwood 2. a. scrub vegetation b. land covered with scrub vegetation II. noun …
8brush broom — 1. Northeastern U.S. a whisk broom. 2. South Midland and Southern U.S. a large broom made of bound twigs or husks and used for outdoor sweeping. [1860 65, Amer.] * * * …
9sweeping — sweep·ing || swɪËpɪŋ adj. extensive, general, having a wide range; moving over or through a large area; moving rapidly and forcefully n. removal of dust and dirt with a broom swɪËp n. act of cleaning with a broom; continuous curving motion …
10broad-brush — /brawd brush /, adj. characterized by sweeping comprehensiveness with little attention to details: a broad brush approach to reform. [1965 70] * * * broad brush UK US adjective very general and without many details a broad brush approach to the… …
