effaceable
- a word derived from efface.
Example Sentences
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The Minneapolis Journal said the mob put “an effaceable stain on the name of Minnesota.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2020
Every effaceable trace and relic of national history was carefully wiped away,—the system of administration, the physical divisions of the country, the classes of society, the corporations, the weights and measures, the calendar.
From The History of Freedom by Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron
And if his fault was effaceable, might not her husband's be effaceable as well?
From Eden An Episode by Saltus, Edgar
Do not regard in the one the effaceable characters in which it is written, nor be dazzled by the brilliancy of the other.
From Life in Mexico by Calderón de la Barca, Madame (Frances Erskine Inglis)
This would leave footprints, and often scratches and heel-marks on the beautiful steps, which meant extra work for Jane; and even then the scratches were not always effaceable.
From Marjorie's Vacation by Wells, Carolyn
