brushstroke

Etymology

From brush + stroke.

noun

1. The stroke of a brush, as in painting.
   |passage=Since moving to the city [Paris], his [Vincent Van Gogh’s] palette had become lighter and more colorful and his brushstrokes more distinct. In this painting [Boulevard de Clichy], the pastel colors reflect the soft, wintry light. His brushstrokes, now shorter and almost dash-like, give the pedestrians a sense of hurrying along the boulevard.}} {{quote-book|en|year=2008|translator=Simone Boni|author=Enrica Crispino|title=Van Gogh|pageurl=http://books.google.com/books?id=G5gPqjJ9Ws4C|page=30|publisher=The Oliver Press, Inc.|isbn=978-1-934545-05-8