an affembmage of hairs, or hogs bristles, fastened in the holes of a wooden handle or board, pierced for that purpose, serving to cleanse divers bodies by rubbing therewith. The manner of making brushes is by folding the hair or bristle in two; and bringing it by means of a packthread, which is engaged in the fold, through the holes with which the wood is pierced all over, being afterwards fastened therein with glue. When the holes are thus filled, the ends of the hair are cut to make the surface even.

Skavemens Brush, is made of wild boars bristles; and serves to lay the wool or nap of cloth, after shearing it for the last time.

Brush, among painters, a larger and coarser kind of a pencil made of hogs bristles, wherewith to lay the colours on their large pieces. The Chinese painters brush consists of the stalk of a plant; whose fibres being fretted at both ends, and tied again, serve for a brush.

Wire-Brushes, are used by silver smiths and gilders, for scrubbing silver, copper, or brass pieces, in order to the gilding of them.