Erased
[i'reizd]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Erase
(p. pr. & a.) Rubbed or scraped out; effaced; obliterated.
(p. pr. & a.) Represented with jagged and uneven edges, as is torn off; -- used esp. of the head or limb of a beast. Cf. Couped.
Editor: Whitney
Examples
- It was late in the day before the whole inscription was erased. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- That inscription is now erased. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Were the pride of ancestry, the patrician spirit, the gentle courtesies and refined pursuits, splendid attributes of rank, to be erased among us? Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- The long duration of his malady has probably erased from his mind all vestige of her; and it were well that it should never again be imprinted. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- If the characters are not erased repeat as before. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- But this was useless; his attempt was registered; his purpose published to the world; his shame could never be erased from the memories of men. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
Editor: Whitney