waterworn

American  

[waw-ter-wawrn, -wohrn, wot-er-] / ˈwɔ tərˌwɔrn, -ˌwoʊrn, ˈwɒt ər- /

adjective

1. worn worn by the action of water; smoothed by the force or movement of water.

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waterworn British  

/ ˈwɔːtəˌwɔːn /

adjective

1. worn smooth by the action or passage of water

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Etymology

Origin of waterworn

First recorded in 1805–15; water + worn

Example Sentences

I ease myself along, intrigued by the smooth, waterworn walls.

From Literature

They consist of waterworn chunks of bright turquoise Styrofoam adorned with a feathered plume or two — lightness reinforces lightness.

From New York Times

Sometimes we went through deep cuttings in the red clay, close enough for me to notice it was interstratified with waterworn but angular quartz peebles.

From Project Gutenberg

After a death a long waterworn stone is usually placed in one of the old dolmens which are scattered over the Nilgiri plateau, but occasionally a small dolmen is raised to mark the burial.

From Project Gutenberg

Rounded waterworn pebbles and cobblestones among a mass of angular bowlders, left behind by glacier streams, together with an occasional striated pebble, were “sermons in stones” to the geologist.

From Project Gutenberg