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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A stroke of a brush, especially a paintbrush.
  • noun An artist's characteristic manner of applying paint, as manifested in his or her finished works.

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  • noun The stroke of a brush, as in painting.

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From brush +‎ stroke.

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