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单词 rough-dried
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rough-driedadj.

Brit. /ˈrʌfˌdrʌɪd/, U.S. /ˈrəfˌdraɪd/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rough adv., dried adj.
Etymology: < rough adv. + dried adj. Compare later rough-dry adj., rough-dry v.
Dried roughly or imperfectly; spec. (of laundry) dried without smoothing or ironing. Also figurative.
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the world > matter > liquid > dryness > [adjective] > dried (up) > roughly
rough-dried1715
rough-dry1785
1715 in State Island Jamaica (1725) 62 She had on board 41 Neat Hides, rough dried.
1744 J. Campbell Harris's Navigantium (rev. ed.) I. i. §16. 152/2 The Master gave me two Hams, and some rough-dried Beef.
1745 Proc. Old Bailey 24 Apr. 119/2 She came..to fetch some rough dried linen, in order to carry to her mistress to iron.
1848 H. Martineau Eastern Life (U.S. ed.) i. vi. 72 Gentlemen in rough dried collars, and ladies in gowns which looked as if they had been merely wrung out of the wash-tub.
1894 Belfast News-let. 1 Mar. Clear Starching and Ironing... Each Pupil to bring her own articles (rough dried) to practise upon.
1942 Z. N. Hurston in Amer. Mercury July 84 He was born with this rough-dried hair.
1952 ‘J. Tey’ Singing Sands i. 8 Service..had lost its starch and its high glaze. It had become what housewives call rough-dried.
2006 San Francisco Chron. (Nexis) 22 Feb. 3 wb None of us ever slept on unironed sheets or wore a rough-dried piece of clothing.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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