brushed

[ bruhsht ]

/ brʌʃt /

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adjective

having a nap raised or a surface produced by a brushing process: brushed cotton.

Origin of brushed

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at brush¹, -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM brushed

un·brushed, adjective well-brushed, adjective

Words nearby brushed

brush-off, brush-on, brush-tailed phalanger, brush-tailed possum, brushback, brushed, brushland, brushless, brushmark, brushpopper, brushup

Definition for brushed (2 of 2)

brush ¹

[ bruhsh ]

/ brʌʃ /

noun

an implement consisting of bristles, hair, or the like, set in or attached to a handle, used for painting, cleaning, polishing, grooming, etc.

one of a pair of devices consisting of long, thin handles with wire bristles attached, used in jazz or dance bands for keeping a soft, rhythmic beat on the trap drums or the cymbals.

the bushy tail of an animal, especially of a fox.

Electricity.

a conductor, often made of carbon or copper or a combination of the two, serving to maintain electric contact between stationary and moving parts of a machine, generator, or other apparatus.
brush discharge.

a feathery or hairy tuft or tassel, as on the tip of a kernel of grain or on a man's hat.

an act or instance of brushing; application of a brush.

a light, stroking touch.

a brief encounter: He has already had one brush with the law.

a close approach, especially to something undesirable or harmful: a brush with disaster.

verb (used with object)

to sweep, paint, clean, polish, etc., with a brush.

to touch lightly in passing; pass lightly over: His lips brushed her ear.

to remove by brushing or by lightly passing over: His hand brushed a speck of lint from his coat.

verb (used without object)

to move or skim with a slight contact.

Verb Phrases

brush aside, to disregard; ignore: Our complaints were simply brushed aside.

brush off, to rebuff; send away: She had never been brushed off so rudely before.

brush up on, to revive, review, or resume (studies, a skill, etc.): She's thinking of brushing up on her tennis. Also brush up.

Origin of brush

1350–1400; (noun) Middle English brusshe, probably to be identified with brush², if orig. sense was implement made from twigs, etc., culled from brushwood; (v.) Middle English brushen to hasten, rush, probably < Old French brosser to travel (through brush), verbal derivative of broce (see brush²)

SYNONYMS FOR brush

8 engagement, action, skirmish. See struggle.

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OTHER WORDS FROM brush

brush·a·ble, adjective brush·er, noun brush·like, adjective un·brush·a·ble, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for brushed

The flies were all over his ears and eyes, and I brushed them away and picked him up.

The Stacks: A Dog Dies, a Boy Grows Up |Pete Dexter |June 21, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
At times, he slapped the guitar box with two fingers or the heel of his hand as, in the same motion, he brushed the strings.

Stanley Booth on the Life and Hard Times of Blues Genius Furry Lewis |Stanley Booth |June 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He was injured—kinda, sorta, barely—and he brushed it aside.

Reporter Miles O’Brien Lost an Arm but None of His Admirable Spirit or Wit |Kevin Bleyer |March 2, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
In an emailed statement to the conservative website, The Daily Caller, Scott brushed off the insult.

NAACP Attacks Tim Scott |Ben Jacobs |January 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Nonna, who at full height came up to my armpit, brushed by me carrying an enormous pot of water.

A Young Chef Travels to Calabria, Italy, and Learns the Old Ways of Cooking |Curtis Stone |November 28, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
One poised directly above her face, trembled, brushed her mouth lightly.

The Tree of Life |Catherine Lucille Moore
What do you mean by casting my station in my teeth, because I can't put my night-cap on comfortably till you have brushed my hair?

Man and Wife |Wilkie Collins
Quick tears blinded her, but she brushed them away and kneeled by the wounded soldier.

Where the Souls of Men are Calling |Credo Harris
But Atilio, without turning around, brushed the interrupting hand aside, and went on listening.

The Enemies of Women |Vicente Blasco Ibez
For green verdigris dissolved in vinegar may be used; or crystals of verdigris in water, brushed hot over the wood.

Intarsia and Marquetry |F. Hamilton Jackson

British Dictionary definitions for brushed (1 of 3)

brushed

/ (brʌʃt) /

adjective

textiles treated with a brushing process to raise the nap and give a softer, warmer finish brushed nylon

British Dictionary definitions for brushed (2 of 3)

brush ¹

/ (brʌʃ) /

noun

a device made of bristles, hairs, wires, etc, set into a firm back or handle: used to apply paint, clean or polish surfaces, groom the hair, etc

the act or an instance of brushing

a light stroke made in passing; graze

a brief encounter or contact, esp an unfriendly one; skirmish

the bushy tail of a fox, often kept as a trophy after a hunt, or of certain breeds of dog

an electric conductor, esp one made of carbon, that conveys current between stationary and rotating parts of a generator, motor, etc

a dark brush-shaped region observed when a biaxial crystal is viewed through a microscope, caused by interference between beams of polarized light

verb

(tr) to clean, polish, scrub, paint, etc, with a brush

(tr) to apply or remove with a brush or brushing movement brush the crumbs off the table

(tr) to touch lightly and briefly

(intr) to move so as to graze or touch something lightly

See also brush aside, brush off, brush up

Derived forms of brush

brusher, noun brushlike, adjective

Word Origin for brush

C14: from Old French broisse, perhaps from broce brush ²

British Dictionary definitions for brushed (3 of 3)

brush ²

/ (brʌʃ) /

noun

a thick growth of shrubs and small trees; scrub

land covered with scrub

broken or cut branches or twigs; brushwood

wooded sparsely populated country; backwoods

Word Origin for brush

C16 (dense undergrowth), C14 (cuttings of trees): from Old French broce, from Vulgar Latin bruscia (unattested) brushwood

Idioms and Phrases with brushed

brush

In addition to the idioms beginning with brush

brush aside
brush off
brush up

also see:

give someone the air (brush off)
have a brush with
tarred with the same brush

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