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brush-down en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. The act of brushing down (a person, animal or object).
    • A light sand or a soft brush-down with wire wool is often enough to clean up the wood while preserving its character. 2013 November 1, Joanna Simmons, Emily Henson, “Modern rustic: decorating your home with reclaimed timber”, in The Daily Telegraph:
    • Together, the two young men fed and watered their mounts, gave them quick brush-downs and chatted happily the whole time. 2006, Clara Miller, The Reluctant Heretic, Virtualbookworm.com Publishing:
    • Give me a brush-down, would you? Have I got any twigs in my hair? Are you sure? Then good-bye, my love, good-bye!' 1949, George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Part Two, Chapter 3:

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