dustbrush

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noun

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

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Meanings

noundustbrush (plural dustbrushes)

plural dustbrushes

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

    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
    1 more example

    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

Origin

From dust + brush.

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APA

dustbrush. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dustbrush

MLA

“dustbrush.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dustbrush. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dustbrush,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dustbrush.

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