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.