Aslide

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Sliding.

    "It was a rare thing for these boats to be upon the canal and their appearance generally caused no little excitement among skaters, especially the timid; but to-day every ice-boat in the country seemed afloat or rather aslide, and the canal had its full share."

  2. 2
    Covered (with something sliding).

    "We pour buckets of hot water into the washtub and gather wintergreen to sprinkle in. […] Mistress stands up and rushes to him. Her naked skin is aslide with wintergreen."

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"It was a rare thing for these boats to be upon the canal and their appearance generally caused no little excitement among skaters, especially the timid; but to-day every ice-boat in the country seemed afloat or rather aslide, and the canal had its full share."

Etymology

From a- + slide.

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