Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A stroke of a brush, especially a paintbrush.
- noun An artist's characteristic manner of applying paint, as manifested in his or her finished works.
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- noun The
stroke of abrush , as in painting.
Etymologies
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Examples
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"When reason has a force that predominates, each line and each brushstroke is calculated," he says.
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"When reason has a force that predominates, each line and each brushstroke is calculated," he says.
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Though all paintings produced by this studio are attributed to Tingqua, many never received so much as a single brushstroke from the master painter.
The Romance of China: Excursions to China in U.S. Culture: 1776-1876 2005
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Christian Dior , they would have been swept up into a high-drama, high-heeled vision of high-style, inspired by the 20th century illustrator, René Gruau, and interpreted with chiaroscuro hand-dyed silk tulle, voluminous, multiple layers, and 'brushstroke'-hats.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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Christian Dior , they would have been swept up into a high-drama, high-heeled vision of high-style, inspired by the 20th century illustrator, René Gruau, and interpreted with chiaroscuro hand-dyed silk tulle, voluminous, multiple layers, and 'brushstroke'-hats.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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Christian Dior , they would have been swept up into a high-drama, high-heeled vision of high-style, inspired by the 20th century illustrator, René Gruau, and interpreted with chiaroscuro hand-dyed silk tulle, voluminous, multiple layers, and 'brushstroke'-hats.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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Her painting is, in fact, about what that humble little thing called a brushstroke—even when unconnected to myth or mimesis—can achieve.
Abstracts (Subtle or Semi) And Bold Dimensions Peter Plagens 2011
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Ditto pan fried trout, but Tim wasn't so keen on the "brushstroke" of squid ink and surprise chicken skin "crisp" which accompanied it.
Travel news, travel guides and reviews | guardian.co.uk 2009
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Ditto pan fried trout, but Tim wasn't so keen on the "brushstroke" of squid ink and surprise chicken skin "crisp" which accompanied it.
Travel news, travel guides and reviews | guardian.co.uk Sally Shalam 2009
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Some of that may be rather "brushstroke" in interpretive value, as we are all individuals.
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