brushedadj.1
/brʌʃt/, U.S. /brəʃt/ 1. Swept or smoothed with a brush; grazed; furnished with a ‘brush’.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > brushing or sweeping > [adjective] > brushed or swept
swopen13..
brusheda1475
swept1552
winged1866
the world > health and disease > ill health > injury > [adjective] > scratched or grazed
scratched1562
brushed1691
barked1884
grazed1890
rope-burned1897
a1475 J. Russell Bk. Nurture (Harl. 4011) in Babees Bk. (2002) i. 180 Lett neuer wollyn cloth..passe a seuenyght to be vnbrosshen & shakyn.
1574 J. Baret Aluearie B 1312 Brushed: swepte..Versus.
a1657 G. Daniel Trinarchodia: Henry V cclxiv, in Poems (1878) IV. 167 Brusht Gallants now they went.
1691 London Gaz. No. 2627/4 A Black Roan Horse..the near Knee brush'd.
1710 ‘J. Touchwood’ Quixote Redivivus 11 Brusht Beavers, and Formal Cravats.
1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus i. iii. 9/1 Purse-mouthed, crane-necked, clean-brushed, pacific individuals.
2. spec. Designating knitted or woven fabrics that have been finished with a nap.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [adjective] > with pile or nap
napped1440
cottoned1488
nappyc1500
friezed1509
pily1529
piled1590
brushed1926
1926 G. G. Denny Fabrics (ed. 2) i. 26 Brushed wool, knit fabrics for sweaters, scarfs, trimmings which have been napped. Usually contain mohair fibres which make long, silky nap.
1957 M. B. Picken Fashion Dict. 37/1 Brushed rayon, napped rayon fabric, used for sleeping garments, sportswear, shirts.
1966 J. Aiken Trouble with Product X iv. 69 I took off my brushed-nylon waist slip.
1967 Observer 14 May 29/6 French brushed cotton in black with pink roses.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
brushedadj.2
/brʌʃt/, U.S. /brəʃt/ Overgrown with brushwood.
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the world > the earth > land > landscape > fertile land or place > land with vegetation > [adjective] > wooded > types of
bushya1382
ramagea1500
boskya1616
brakya1637
brushy1658
brushed1666
scrubbya1687
pine barrenc1721
bush-grown1837
stumpy1838
bush-skirted1858
bushed1868
bush-covered1873
bush-fringed1891
bush-clad1909
primary forest1909
1666 in Duxbury Rec. (Mass.) (1893) 16 A certain parcel of land,..until you come to a low brushed swamp.
1832 Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 2 110 The line of sight extended over a great extent of densely wooded, or brushed, land.
1888 Cent. Mag. Jan. 453/1 A cañon, liberally wooded or ‘brushed’ with wild plums.
1938 J. Steinbeck Long Valley 63 There was a draw below him..brushed with dry struggling sage and chaparral.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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