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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Slashed \Slashed\, a.
1. Marked or cut with a slash or slashes; deeply gashed;
especially, having long, narrow openings, as a sleeve or
other part of a garment, to show rich lining or under
vesture.
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A gray jerkin, with scarlet and slashed sleeves.
--Sir W.
Scott.
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2. (Bot.) Divided into many narrow parts or segments by sharp
incisions; laciniate.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Slash \Slash\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slashed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Slashing.] [OE. slaschen, of uncertain origin; cf. OF.
esclachier to break, esclechier, esclichier, to break, and E.
slate, slice, slit, v. t.]
1. To cut by striking violently and at random; to cut in long
slits.
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2. To lash; to ply the whip to. [R.] --King.
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3. To crack or snap, as a whip. [R.] --Dr. H. More.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
slashed
adj 1: patterned by having color applied with sweeping strokes;
"brown iris...slashed with yellow"- Willa Cather
2: having long and narrow ornamental cuts showing an underlying
fabric; "a slashed doublet"; "slashed cuffs showing the
scarlet lining"
3: (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply; "the
slashed prices attracted buyers" [syn: cut, slashed]