dustbrush

English

Etymology

dust +‎ brush

Noun

dustbrush (plural dustbrushes)

  1. A light brush of feathers, bristles, or hair, for removing dust from furniture.
    • 2012, Caroline Joy Adams, An Italic Calligraphy Handbook (page 79)
      Then erase any pencil lines with a good, soft eraser, rubbing gently, in only one direction. A dustbrush can be useful in removing any eraser crumbs.
    • 2012, Michelle de Kretser, The Lost Dog (page 168)
      Matted fur drifted against skirting boards. Even as he worked a soft grey clump from the bristles of a dustbrush, Sucks to you, Boo, thought Tom.
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