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[ adjective ] having long and narrow ornamental cuts showing an underlying fabric

Examples

"a slashed doublet" "slashed cuffs showing the scarlet lining"

Used in print

(T. C. McClary, "The Flooded Desert," Argosy,...)

He furled the slashed sides of the canvas tarpaulins , leaving the ribs and wagon open .

Related terms

cut

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[ adjective ] patterned by having color applied with sweeping strokes

Examples

"brown iris...slashed with yellow"- Willa Cather

Used in print

(T. C. McClary, "The Flooded Desert," Argosy,...)

Ben 's eyes strained with the bitter hurt , his homely face slashed with gray and crimson .

Related terms

patterned

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[ adjective ] wounded by cutting deeply

Synonyms

gashed cut

Examples

"got a gashed arm in a knife fight" "had a slashed cheek from the broken glass"

Related terms

injured

4
[ adjective ] (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply

Synonyms

cut

Examples

"the slashed prices attracted buyers"

Related terms

decreased

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