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Definition of Dashed
1. Adjective. Having gaps or spaces. "Sign on the dotted line"
Definition of Dashed
1. Verb. (past participle of dash) ¹
2. Adjective. Of a line, made up of short lines with small gaps between each one and the next. ¹
3. Adjective. (British informal) A euphemism for '''damned'''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dashed
1. dash [v] - See also: dash
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dashed
Literary usage of Dashed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of the French Revolution by Adolphe Thiers (1840)
"... it dashed upon the Austrians at the moment when the cavalry, which had found
a ford, was threatening their flanks ; it overthrew them, dispersed them, ..."
2. Napoleon in Exile: Or, A Voice from St. Helena. The Opinions and Reflections by Barry Edward O'Meara, Napoleon (1822)
"He had taken off my cravat, and dashed the contents of a bottle of eau de Cologne
over my face. " When I saw you fall," said he, " I at first thought that ..."
3. Hunger by Knut Hamsun (1921)
"A dog that dashed by me, a yellow rose in a man's buttonhole, had the power to
set my thoughts vibrating and occupy me for a length of time. ..."
4. The Life of Benvenuto Cellini by Benvenuto Cellini, John Addington Symonds (1889)
"So then, off dashed the four brave lads, and came up with the guard of the
Bargello—upwards of fifty constables, counting pikes, arquebuses, and two-handed ..."
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