DAB


Meaning of DAB in English

~ 1

■ verb ( ~s , ~bing , ~bed ) press against (something) lightly several times with a piece of absorbent material.

↘apply (a substance) with light quick strokes.

■ noun

1》 a small amount: a ~ of perfume.

↘a brief application of a piece of absorbent material to a surface.

2》 ( ~s ) Brit. informal fingerprints.

Derivatives

~ber noun

Origin

ME: symbolic of a light striking movement; cf. ~ble and dib .

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~ 2

■ noun a small, commercially important flatfish found chiefly in the North Atlantic. [ Limanda limanda and other species.]

Origin

ME: of unknown origin.

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