brushed
AdjectiveWordNet 3.0
Adjective (3)
- touched lightly in passing; grazed against“of all the people brushed against in a normal day on a city street I remember not a one”
- (of hair or clothing) groomed with a brush“with shining hair neatly brushed”“the freshly brushed clothes hung in the closet”
- (of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing“a dress of brushed cotton”“a fleecy lining”“napped fabrics”Synonyms: fleecynapped
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Brush \Brush\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Brushed (br[u^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. Brushing.] [OE. bruschen; cf. F. brosser. See Brush, n.]
1.To apply a brush to, according to its particular use; to rub, smooth, clean, paint, etc., with a brush. "A' brushes his hat o' mornings." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
2.To touch in passing, or to pass lightly over, as with a brush. [1913 Webster]
Some spread their sailes, some with strong oars sweep The waters smooth, and brush the buxom wave.— Fairfax.[1913 Webster]
Brushed with the kiss of rustling wings.— Milton.[1913 Webster]
3.To remove or gather by brushing, or by an act like that of brushing, or by passing lightly over, as wind; -- commonly with off. [1913 Webster]
As wicked dew as e'er my mother brushed With raven's feather from unwholesome fen.— Shak.[1913 Webster]
And from the boughts brush off the evil dew.— Milton.[1913 Webster]
To brush aside, to remove from one's way, as with a brush.
To brush away, to remove, as with a brush or brushing motion.
To brush up, to paint, or make clean or bright with a brush; to cleanse or improve; to renew. [1913 Webster]
You have commissioned me to paint your shop, and I have done my best to brush you up like your neighbors.— Pope.[1913 Webster]
brushed \brushed\ adj.
1.p. p. of brush. [WordNet 1.5]
2.having a soft nap produced by brushing; as, a dress of brushed cotton. [WordNet 1.5]