Slashed
[slæʃt]
Definition
(adj.) having long and narrow ornamental cuts showing an underlying fabric; 'a slashed doublet'; 'slashed cuffs showing the scarlet lining' .
(adj.) patterned by having color applied with sweeping strokes; 'brown iris...slashed with yellow'- Willa Cather .
Typist: Maxine--From WordNet
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Slash
(a.) Marked or cut with a slash or slashes; deeply gashed; especially, having long, narrow openings, as a sleeve or other part of a garment, to show rich lining or under vesture.
(a.) Divided into many narrow parts or segments by sharp incisions; laciniate.
Typist: Phil
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Slit, cut.[2]. (Bot.) Lancinate, multifid.
Checker: Prudence
Examples
- Round about, spiked, slashed snow-peaks pricked the heaven. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- All common men knelt when a noble passed; to betray the slightest disrespect was to risk being slashed to death by his _samurai_. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- These boots, an old foil, and a slashed doublet once used by an artist for some picture, were Jo's chief treasures and appeared on all occasions. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
Checker: Prudence