brushstroke


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brush·stroke

 (brŭsh′strōk′)
n.
1. A stroke of a brush, especially a paintbrush.
2. An artist's characteristic manner of applying paint, as manifested in his or her finished works.
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brushstroke

(ˈbrʌʃstrəʊk) or

brush stroke

n
a particular method of using a brush, esp as indicated by the mark it leaves
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Translations

brushstroke

[ˈbrʌʃstrəʊk] N → pincelada f
in broad brushstrokes (fig) → a grandes rasgos
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

brushstroke

brush stroke [ˈbrʌʃstrəʊk] n (= mark) → coup m de pinceau
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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