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An artist's brush made of sable hairs.
sable
sable's hair pencil
1
When thoroughly dry, touch the ends occasionally with green; this must be done with the
sable
brush
.
2
Paint in the corolla a small circle of crimson points, using for this purpose a
sable
brush
.
3
Wash the calyx with a weak solution of gum water, using for the purpose a
sable
brush
.
4
It is painted after it is made: the centre is touched with a
sable
brush
-
the
colour
,
second yellow.
5
This can be applied with a
sable
brush
as in water-colour painting, and makes a rich velvety dark.
6
Before sailing from England I had bought a little colour-box, one good
sable
brush
,
and a few H.B.
7
She reached down and swirled her
sable
brush
in a little jar of water, and then opened her travelling palette case.
8
With a small
sable
brush
,
form a triangular spot of deep yellow at the lower end of the broad part of the petal.
9
The day I arrived Munnings was much upset because he had no
sable
brushes
.
10
Two small
sable
brushes
are for veining, as in geraniums.
11
When I was leaving I said to Munnings, "What about those
sable
brushes
,
Munnings?"
12
"What the hell has that got to do with my
sable
brushes
?
"
13
Your brushes, my dear...your soft,
sable
brushes
...
licking
my skin like the tip of your tongue, coaxing out my colors.
14
"Second," said he, "have you got any
sable
brushes
?
"