Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A brush used in sizing book-covers of leather or cloth after blanking or tooling, and preparatory to gilding.
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Examples
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“On me, on me,” Sarah Swanson urgently instructed her camera operator, who complied by swinging the lens to her as she attempted to finger-brush her windswept hair.
Monolith John Passarella 2004
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“On me, on me,” Sarah Swanson urgently instructed her camera operator, who complied by swinging the lens to her as she attempted to finger-brush her windswept hair.
Monolith John Passarella 2004
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After removing your curlers, carefully finger-brush hair to separate and define each curl, advises Garrison.
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