sponge brush

plural sponge brushes

1. cosmeticsA grooming tool designed specifically for naturally dry and textured hair.
2. artsA sponge head attached to a handle, allowing for the smooth and even application of liquids.

   Using sponge brush, topcoat plate with Teal Green. Let dry.

   2001, Plaid, Decoupage the Easy Way, page 54

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   When dry, the paper must be pinned out on a board, and the silver solution spread over it, boldly but lightly, with a very soft sponge brush.

   1853, Robert Hunt, A Manual of Photography, page 88

   The sponge-brush is moistened with the caustic liquid, and it is introduced at several intervals upon all the points of mucous membrane which it can reach.

   1859, P. Bretonneau, Memoirs on Diphtheria, page 248

   The acid nitrate of mercury also requires the aid of the sponge-brush for its application.

   1868, Sir Erasmus Wilson, On Diseases of the Skin - A System of Cutaneous Medicine, page 381