Brushwise

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In the manner of a brush. not-comparable, rare

    "They made their ink from lamp-black and gum-solution, their pens — used brushwise at first, but later cut like quills — from rushes."

Example

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"They made their ink from lamp-black and gum-solution, their pens — used brushwise at first, but later cut like quills — from rushes."

Etymology

From brush + -wise.

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