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scoured

[ skouuhrd, skou-erd ]
/ skaʊərd, ˈskaʊ ərd /
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adjective
cleansed or polished by hard rubbing, as with a rough or abrasive material: American society, through advertising, associates the scent of lemon with a freshly scoured kitchen.
cleared or dug out, as by the force of water, glaciers, etc.: Muskeget Channel, located between Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, is a deeply scoured channel with strong tidal currents.
(of cotton, wool, etc.) cleaned or made free of impurities, debris, etc., by or as if by washing: When dried, the scoured wool is usually carded and combed before the process of spinning.
cleared or made free of anything undesirable; cleansed: It is from a scoured soul and a sober heart that prayer is engaged.
verb
the simple past tense and past participle of scour1.
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