\Daub\ (d[add]b), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Daubed}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Daubing}.] [OE. dauben to smear, OF. dauber to
plaster, fr. L. dealbare to whitewash, plaster; de- + albare
to whiten, fr. albus white, perh. also confused with W. dwb
plaster, dwbio to plaster, Ir. & OGael. dob plaster. See
{Alb}, and cf. {Dealbate}.]
1. To smear with soft, adhesive matter, as pitch, slime, mud,
   etc.; to plaster; to bedaub; to besmear.
         She took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it
         with slime and with pitch.            --Ex. ii. 3.
2. To paint in a coarse or unskillful manner.
         If a picture is daubed with many bright and glaring
         colors, the vulgar admire it is an excellent piece.
                                               --I. Watts.
         A lame, imperfect piece, rudely daubed over.
                                               --Dryden.
3. To cover with a specious or deceitful exterior; to
   disguise; to conceal.
         So smooth he daubed his vice with show of virtue.
                                               --Shak.
4. To flatter excessively or glossy. [R.]
         I can safely say, however, that, without any daubing
         at all, I am very sincerely your very affectionate,
         humble servant.                       --Smollett.
5. To put on without taste; to deck gaudily. [R.]
         Let him be daubed with lace.          --Dryden.

\Daub\, v. i.
To smear; to play the flatterer.
      His conscience . . . will not daub nor flatter.
                                               --South.

\Daub\, n.
1. A viscous, sticky application; a spot smeared or dabed; a
   smear.
2. (Paint.) A picture coarsely executed.
         Did you . . . take a look at the grand picture? . .
         . 'T is a melancholy daub, my lord.   --Sterne.