dry brush

collocation in English

meaningsofdryandbrush

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dry
adjective
uk
/draɪ/us
/draɪ/
used to describe something that has no water or other liquid in, on, or ...
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brush
noun
uk
/brʌʃ/us
/brʌʃ/
an object with short pieces of stiff hair, plastic, or wire attached to a base or handle, used for cleaning, arranging your hair, ...
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(Definition ofdryandbrushfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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For painting with thedrybrusha small amount of oil is used.
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The cause of this fire was a power line falling ontodrybrushnear a drainage area.
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The passing steam locomotives on the railroads would ignite thisdrybrushcausing massive wildfires that swept through the mountains and valleys.
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He often used adrybrushand light quantities of ink to achieve his effects.
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Thedrybrushor grassland is burned off, and drought-resistant sorghum or corn is sown in the ashes.
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His landscapes were painted using the side of thedrybrush, in a pure and profound style.
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His landscapes utilizeddrybrushstrokes and light colors.
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Adrybrushis used to smooth the tissue over the tear, again, from the center outward.
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However, it soon became apparent that thedrybrushpainting perfectly suited to portray.
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Clearingdrybrushhas also proven to be valuable to reducing fire hazards.
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Billingsley developed a distinctive style of flower painting, which involved using a loaded brush and then removing the colour using adrybrush.
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Students scrubbed their shoes with shared dry brushes.
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He applied his colors with adrybrushtechnique (very little water) on machine-made paper, often reworking the surface during the process or sometimes many years later.
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Stored samples can also degrade and become useless, particularly those taken with dry brushes and swabs.
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