English Dictionary: slashed | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for slashed | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Slashed \Slashed\, a. 1. 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 gray jerkin, with scarlet and slashed sleeves. --Sir W. Scott. 2. (Bot.) Divided into many narrow parts or segments by sharp incisions; laciniate. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Slash \Slash\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slashed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slashing}.] [OE. slaschen, of uncertain origin; cf. OF. esclachier to break, esclechier, esclichier, to break, and E. slate, slice, slit, v. t.] 1. To cut by striking violently and at random; to cut in long slits. 2. To lash; to ply the whip to. [R.] --King. 3. To crack or snap, as a whip. [R.] --Dr. H. More. |