écrasé
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of écrasé
< French, past participle of écraser to crush, bruise, Middle French, equivalent to é- ex- 1 + -craser < Middle English crasen to brake, shatter; see craze
Example Sentences
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To take a nap during the day with one's ordinary clothing on means always a terrible drenching from perspiration, and an after-feeling of exhaustion almost indescribable—best expressed, perhaps, by the local term: corps écrasé.
From Two Years in the French West Indies by Hearn, Lafcadio
Now he had suddenly to become omniscient in regard to hand-bags, portfolios, writing-cases, music-rolls; learn leathers which he had never handled—cobra-seal, walrus, écrasé, monkey-skin.
From The Innocents A Story for Lovers by Lewis, Sinclair
Orpheline, c'est là le nom dont tu t'appelles, Oiseau né dans un nid que la foudre a brisé; De la couvée, hélas! seuls, trois petits, sans ailes Furent lancés au vent, loin du reste écrasé.
From Amiel's Journal by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.
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