In the context of this poem, the word brush means OA, grass, sticks, and fallen leaves,
ОВ.
a brief encounter or a meeting
OC.
an instrument for untangling hair
OD
to touch something very lightly

herodotus taught this. herodotus was an ancient greek historian who was born in halicarnassus in the persian empire. he is known for having written the book the histories, a detailed record of his "inquiry" on the origins of the greco-persian wars.

b or c im pretty sure