Dab

dab, v. [dabbed (dabd), dabbing.] To strike gently, as with the hand or a soft or moist substance. — n. A gentle blow; sudden hit; a lump of anything soft, with which something dabbed; a small, flat fish, allied to the flounder. [OD. dabben, to pinch, knead, dabble, G. tanpen, to grope, fumble; tap.] — Dab'ber, n. That with which one dabs; an implement used in printing, stereotyping, etc. — Dab'ble, [dabbled (-bid), -bung.] To wet by little dips or strokes, moisten. — v. To play in water, as with the hands; to work in a superficial am, fame, far, pa or opera, fare fend, DACE erties of, etc. — Cylin'driform, a. Formed like, etc. [L. form a, form.] — Cyllndroid, n. A solid body resembling a right cylinder, but having the bases elliptical. [Gr. eidos, form.]