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brush

tool with filaments for cleaning, applying materials or other purposes
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brush

Summary

brush ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (124 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • brush is a type of hand tool[2].
  • brush is a type of cleaning tool[3].
  • brush is used for painting[4].
  • brush is used for grooming behavior[5].
  • brush is used for cleaning[6].
  • brush is used for surface finishing[7].
  • brush's Commons category is recorded as Brushes[8].
  • brush comprises handle[9].
  • brush's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Brushes[10].
  • brush's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[11].
  • brush's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[12].
  • brush's different from is recorded as Szczotka[13].
  • brush's has part is recorded as bristle[14].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include hand tool[2] and cleaning tool[3].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include painting[4], grooming behavior[5], cleaning[6], and surface finishing[7]. brush comprises handle[9].

Why It Matters

brush ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (124 views/month).[1] brush has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] brush is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) of the class → bristle
    Has parts → —
    Subclass of → hand tool, cleaning tool
    Topic's main category → Category:Brushes
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 23020, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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