BRUSHSTROKE


Meaning of BRUSHSTROKE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌstrōk ]

noun

Date: 1879

: the configuration given to paint by contact with the bristles of a brush ; also : the paint left on a surface by a single application of a brush or palette knife — often used figuratively to describe the quality especially of a narrative or description

a story told in broad brushstroke s

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.