ERODED

eroded, scoured

(adjective) worn away as by water or ice or wind

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

eroded (comparative more eroded, superlative most eroded)

worn down or worn away.

Verb

eroded

simple past tense and past participle of erode

Source: Wiktionary


E*rod"ed, p. p. & a.

1. Eaten away; gnawed; irregular, as if eaten or worn away.

2. (Bot.)

Definition: Having the edge worn away so as to be jagged or irregularly toothed.

ERODE

E*rode", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Eroded; p. pr. & vb. n. Eroding.] Etym: [L. erodere, erosum; e out + rodere to gnaw. See Rodent.]

Definition: To eat into or away; to corrode; as, canker erodes the flesh. "The blood . . . erodes the vessels." Wiseman. The smaller charge is more apt to . . . erode the gun. Am. Cyc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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