brushed

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brushed

(brŭsht)

adj.

Having a nap produced by brushing: a dress made of brushed cotton.

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brushed

(brʌʃt)

adj

(Textiles) textiles treated with a brushing process to raise the nap and give a softer, warmer finish: brushed nylon.

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brushed

(brʌʃt)

adj.

having a nap produced by a brushing process: brushed cotton.

[1425–75]

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Adj.	1.	brushed - touched lightly in passing; grazed against; "of all the people brushed against in a normal day on a city street I remember not a one" touched - having come into contact
	2.	brushed - (of hair or clothing) groomed with a brush; "with shining hair neatly brushed"; "the freshly brushed clothes hung in the closet" groomed - neat and smart in appearance; well cared for; "the manager was a beautifully groomed young man"; "his horse was always groomed"
	3.	brushed - (of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing; "a dress of brushed cotton"; "a fleecy lining"; "napped fabrics" fleecy, napped soft - yielding readily to pressure or weight

Translations

brushed

[brʌʃt] ADJ [nylon, denim etc] → afelpado

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

brushed

[ˈbrʌʃt] adj

[steel, chrome] → brossé(e)

[nylon, denim] → gratté(e)brushed cotton n → pilou mbrush-off [ˈbrʌʃɒf] n
to give sb the brush-off → envoyer balader qn

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

brushed

[brʌʃt] adj

a. (Tech) (steel, chrome) → sabbiato/a

b. (nylon, denim) → pettinato/a

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I rang; and a new servant noiselessly made his appearance--a foreigner, with a set smile and perfectly brushed hair--a valet every inch of him.

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More than once he could distinguish their footsteps, as they brushed the sassafras, causing the faded leaves to rustle, and the branches to snap.

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It was said he brushed them every night, as a woman does her hair.

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The quadroon nurse was looked upon as a huge encumbrance, only good to button up waists and panties and to brush and part hair; since it seemed to be a law of society that hair must be parted and brushed.