| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
daub (dɔːb) ![]() | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (tr) to smear or spread (paint, mud, etc), esp carelessly |
| 2. | (tr) to cover or coat (with paint, plaster, etc) carelessly |
| 3. | to paint (a picture) clumsily or badly |
| —n | |
| 4. | an unskilful or crude painting |
| 5. | See also wattle and daub something daubed on, esp as a wall covering |
| 6. | a smear (of paint, mud, etc) |
| 7. | the act of daubing |
| [C14: from Old French dauber to paint, whitewash, from Latin dealbāre, from albāre to whiten, from albus white] | |
| 'dauber | |
| —n | |
| 'dauby | |
| —adj | |
daub (dɔːb) ![]() | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (tr) to smear or spread (paint, mud, etc), esp carelessly |
| 2. | (tr) to cover or coat (with paint, plaster, etc) carelessly |
| 3. | to paint (a picture) clumsily or badly |
| —n | |
| 4. | an unskilful or crude painting |
| 5. | See also wattle and daub something daubed on, esp as a wall covering |
| 6. | a smear (of paint, mud, etc) |
| 7. | the act of daubing |
| [C14: from Old French dauber to paint, whitewash, from Latin dealbāre, from albāre to whiten, from albus white] | |
| 'dauber | |
| —n | |
| 'dauby | |
| —adj | |