Etymologies
- From brush + stroke. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“When reason has a force that predominates, each line and each brushstroke is calculated," he says.”
“Though all paintings produced by this studio are attributed to Tingqua, many never received so much as a single brushstroke from the master painter.”
The Romance of China: Excursions to China in U.S. Culture: 1776-1876
“Christian Dior , they would have been swept up into a high-drama, high-heeled vision of high-style, inspired by the 20th century illustrator, René Gruau, and interpreted with chiaroscuro hand-dyed silk tulle, voluminous, multiple layers, and 'brushstroke'-hats.”
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
“Her painting is, in fact, about what that humble little thing called a brushstroke—even when unconnected to myth or mimesis—can achieve.”
The Wall Street Journal: Abstracts (Subtle or Semi) And Bold Dimensions
“Ditto pan fried trout, but Tim wasn't so keen on the "brushstroke" of squid ink and surprise chicken skin "crisp" which accompanied it.”
“Some of that may be rather "brushstroke" in interpretive value, as we are all individuals.”
“As he paints, he carefully places each individual brushstroke with the understanding of how it fits in to the entire painting.”
“He dreamed about you long before you were born, before a single brushstroke of your life took place.”
“Looking at images from the show, she singled him out for his brushstroke.”
The Wall Street Journal: How to Talk Back to a Chinese Master
“Many of the conversations dig even deeper and focus on the key element of all classical Chinese painting: the brushstroke.”
The Wall Street Journal: How to Talk Back to a Chinese Master
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Five Consecutive Consonants
A list of words containing five consecutive consonants
I do not include words containing "y" as part of the 5-letter string, since that letter invariably functions as a vowel, as in rhythm. <...heartstricken, heartstruck, wellspring, offspring, yachtsman, worthwhile, backstretch, backstroke, downstream, downstroke, breaststroke, birthstone and 188 more...
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Just 'cause I like 'em, B
bloviate, bejesus, brouhaha, behoove, bodacious, bamboozle, banshee, bub, bolus, blob, bubbly, bleb and 414 more...
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scrabbleabdul, abdulled, abdulling, abi, abiu, ablactate, absinthial, absinthian, absoluter, acalypha, acanthodian, acaroids and 5128 more...
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musée des beaux arts
chiaroscuro, provenance, sfumato, orientalism, pre-raphaelite, renaissance, canvas, palette, brushstroke, watercolor, dada, frieze and 35 more...
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