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dustbrush en · NOUN

Etymology

From dust + brush.

Meanings

1. A light brush of feathers, bristles, or hair, for removing dust from furniture.
   • Then erase any pencil lines with a good, soft eraser, rubbing gently, in only one direction. A dustbrush can be useful in removing any eraser crumbs. 2012, Caroline Joy Adams, An Italic Calligraphy Handbook, page 79:
   • Matted fur drifted against skirting boards. Even as he worked a soft grey clump from the bristles of a dustbrush, Sucks to you, Boo, thought Tom. 2012, Michelle de Kretser, The Lost Dog, page 168:

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