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brush1 1. a device made of bristles, hairs, wires, etc., set into a firm back or handle: used to apply paint, clean or polish surfaces, groom the hair, etc 2. the bushy tail of a fox, often kept as a trophy after a hunt, or of certain breeds of dog 3. an electric conductor, esp one made of carbon, that conveys current between stationary and rotating parts of a generator, motor, etc 4. a dark brush-shaped region observed when a biaxial crystal is viewed through a microscope, caused by interference between beams of polarized light brush2 1. a thick growth of shrubs and small trees; scrub 2. land covered with scrub 3. broken or cut branches or twigs; brushwood 4. wooded sparsely populated country; backwoods brush [brəsh] (ecology) (electricity) A conductive metal or carbon block used to make sliding electrical contact with a moving part. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Sighing, he dipped his brush and passed it along the topmost plank; repeated the operation; did it again; compared the in- significant whitewashed streak with the far-reaching continent of unwhitewashed fence, and sat down on a tree-box discouraged. When his triumph had ceased, he cast the brush on the slight heap Duncan had made before the entrance of the second cavern, and closed the view. He assembled a good many Foxes and publicly advised them to cut off their tails, saying that they would not only look much better without them, but that they would get rid of the weight of the brush, which was a very great inconvenience. |
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