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单词 well-brushed
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well-brushedadj.

Brit. /ˌwɛlˈbrʌʃt/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈbrəʃt/
Forms: see well adv. and n.4 and brushed adj.1
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., brushed adj.1
Etymology: < well adv. + brushed adj.1
Thoroughly or properly brushed, esp. so as to be neat or clean.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > cleaning of clothes > [adjective] > brushed (of clothes)
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a1475 J. Russell Bk. Nurture (Harl. 4011) in Babees Bk. (2002) i. 176 His hosyn well brusshed, his sokkes not to seche.
1568 T. North tr. A. de Guevara Dial Princes (rev. ed.) iv. iii. f. 116 See that it [sc. his ryding apparell] bee kept clean and well brusshed.
1602 N. Breton Wonders Worth Hearing sig. Cv His apparell most Silke and Veluet, his cloake and his hat well brushed.
1643 J. Taylor Noble Cavalier Caracterised 7 A suit of John Pym's cloathes well brush'd, pick'd, and lowsed.
1730 J. Thurston Toilette ii. 30 Free from Powder hang their well-brush'd Cloaths.
1817 W. Scott Chron. Canongate vi His clean linen and well-brushed coat.
1836 C. Dickens Sketches by Boz 2nd Ser. 245 A well-brushed suit of black.
1922 People's Home Jrnl. July 2 That is why well-brushed teeth discolor and decay.
1999 Deseret News (Salt Lake City) (Nexis) 18 July s5 Apply some mousse to well brushed hair, scrunch the hair to add volume and then brush it into the desired style.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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