Even worse than being caught in daylight is the mortification, by Mr. Moore’s nocturnal lights, of wearing black clothes so overwashed that they start to look gray.
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Overwash
Synonyms for "overwash"
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The waves overwashed the stony beach.
Source: wiktionary
A man on one of the beach islands sends his wife and kids to the shelter, remains behind with their dog to finish boarding up the house, then the only road off the island overwashes, and he's cut off.
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