brushed

[bruhsht]

adjective

1. having a nap raised or a surface produced by a brushing brush process.

   brushed cotton.

brushed

/ brʌʃt /

adjective

1. textiles treated with a brushing process to raise the nap and give a softer, warmer finish

   brushed nylon

Other Word Forms

• unbrushed adjective
• well-brushed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of brushed¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; brush ¹, -ed ²

Example Sentences

On sandwiches, she brushed it over the Hawaiian rolls.

From Salon

Ms Jackson acknowledged those rules but then brushed them aside.

From BBC

As the storm brushed past Hong Kong, steep waves crashed into land, inundating coastal areas, alongside powerful winds and rain, leaving more than 60 people injured.

From BBC

On set, he groped her, and she brushed it off with a joke, saying something like, "god, I feel like I'm in Bristol Zoo," while knocking his hand away.

From BBC

“You cannot dox a conservative family and think it will be brushed off as ‘free speech,’” she wrote.

From Salon

Related Words

• coated 
• stuffed