brushstroke

English

Alternative forms

• brush stroke, brush-stroke

Etymology

From brush +‎ stroke.

Noun

brushstroke (plural brushstrokes)

1. The stroke of a brush, as in painting.
   • 2008, Enrica Crispino, translated by Simone Boni, Van Gogh, The Oliver Press, Inc., →ISBN, page 30:

     Since moving to the city [Paris], his [Vincent Van Gogh’s] palette had become lighter and more colorful and his brushstrokes more distinct. In this painting [Boulevard de Clichy], the pastel colors reflect the soft, wintry light. His brushstrokes, now shorter and almost dash-like, give the pedestrians a sense of hurrying along the boulevard.

Translations

stroke of a brush

• Catalan: pinzellada f
• Faroese: penslastrok n
• Galician: pincelada (gl) f
• German: Pinselstrich (de) m
• Greek: πινελιά (el) f (pineliá)
• Hungarian: ecsetvonás (hu)
• Italian: pennellata (it) f
• Portuguese: pincelada (pt) f
• Russian: мазо́к (ru) m (mazók)
• Spanish: pincelada (es) f