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brush⋅work

[bruhsh-wurk]
–noun
1. the use of a brush as a tool, as in painting.
2. Fine Arts. the surface quality of a painting produced by the distribution of pigment with a brush.
3. work for which a brush is used, as painting.

Origin:
1865–70; brush 1 + work
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brush·work   (brŭsh'wûrk')   
n.  
  1. Work done with a brush.

  2. The manner in which a painter applies paint with a brush.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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