washed

Adjective
US/wɑʃt/1 syllable
Synonyms: water-washed

Open English WordNet

Adjective (2)

  1. clean by virtue of having been washed in waterSynonyms: water-washedOpposite dirtySimilar clean
  2. wet as from washing; sometimes used in combination“rain-washed”Opposite drySimilar wet
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Washed adjective

Zoology Appearing as if overlaid with a thin layer of different color; — said of the colors of certain birds and insects.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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