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brush (v.1)
[brush 词源字典]
late 15c., "to clean or rub (clothing) with a brush," also (mid-15c.) "to beat with a brush," from
brush
(n.1). Related:
Brushed
;
brushing
. To
brush off
someone or something, "rebuff, dismiss," is from 1941.
[brush etymology, brush origin, 英语词源]