She took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it
with slime and with pitch. --Ex. ii. 3.
2. To paint in a coarse or unskillful manner.
If a picture is daubed with many bright and glaring
colors, the vulgar admire it is an excellent piece.
--I. Watts.
A lame, imperfect piece, rudely daubed over.
--Dryden.
3. To cover with a specious or deceitful exterior; to
disguise; to conceal.
So smooth he daubed his vice with show of virtue.
--Shak.
4. To flatter excessively or glossy. [R.]
I can safely say, however, that, without any daubing
at all, I am very sincerely your very affectionate,
humble servant. --Smollett.
5. To put on without taste; to deck gaudily. [R.]
Let him be daubed with lace. --Dryden.