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weather-beaten

American  
[weth-er-beet-n] / ˈwɛð ərˌbit n /

adjective

  1. bearing evidences of wear or damage as a result of exposure to the weather.

  2. tanned, hardened, or otherwise affected by exposure to weather.

    a weather-beaten face.
weather-beaten British  

adjective

  1. showing signs of exposure to the weather

  2. tanned or hardened by exposure to the weather

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Etymology

Origin of weather-beaten

First recorded in 1520–30

Example Sentences

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And the barn with loft and rafter, Weather beaten, scarred, and wide— And the tree I used to clamber, With the well-sweep on one side.

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 5, May, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy by Various

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