dustbrush

noun

dustbrush

noun

Etymology From dust + brush.

1

A light brush of feathers, bristles, or hair, for removing dust from furniture.

  • Then erase any pencil lines with a good, soft eraser, rubbing gently, in only one direction. A dustbrush can be useful in removing any eraser crumbs.2012, Caroline Joy Adams, An Italic Calligraphy Handbook, page 79:
  • Matted fur drifted against skirting boards. Even as he worked a soft grey clump from the bristles of a dustbrush, Sucks to you, Boo, thought Tom.2012, Michelle de Kretser, The Lost Dog, page 168:

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