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weather-beaten

[ weth-er-beet-n ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

bearing evidences of wear or damage as a result of exposure to the weather.
tanned, hardened, or otherwise affected by exposure to weather:
a weather-beaten face.

weather-beaten

First recorded in 1520–30

You will find few episodes in American history more weather-beaten than the origins of Thanksgiving.

An old weather-beaten bear-hunter stepped forward, squirting out his tobacco juice with all imaginable deliberation.

The long line of little gray, weather-beaten houses nestled peacefully among the orange trees.

Indeed, it is but a few years since I saw his weather-beaten face, all lighted up with smiles.

Mr. Wilding raised one eyebrow and looked aslant at Trenchard, whose weather-beaten face was suddenly agrin with stupefaction.

One was fat with a complexion the color of old weather beaten brick and eyes that were watery and cold.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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