Scoured

noun, verb

noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Wool that has undergone scouring to remove grease. countable, uncountable

    "Natal grease wool sustained its price, and varied very little; Natal scoureds, especially the defective kinds, obtained the same prices as all other kinds of scoureds."

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of scour form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    worn away as by water or ice or wind wordnet

Synonyms

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erodedworn

Antonyms

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greasy

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"They have scoured the whole desert in search of the hidden treasure."

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