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Meaning of 'slashed' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Slashed [ 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.
- Divided into many narrow parts or segments by sharp incisions; laciniate.
2 . Slashed [ imp. & p. p.]
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Meaning of 'slashed' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . slashed [ s]
Meaning (1):
- having long and narrow ornamental cuts showing an underlying fabric
Example in sentence:
  • a slashed doublet;
  • slashed cuffs showing the scarlet lining
Meaning (2):
- patterned by having color applied with sweeping strokes
Example in sentence:
  • brown iris...slashed with yellow
Meaning (3):
- (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply
Example in sentence:
  • the slashed prices attracted buyers

Nearby Words:

slab slab-sided slabber slabbered slabberer slabbering slabbery slabbiness slabbing slabby

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