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weather-beaten

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weath⋅er-beat⋅en

[weth-er-beet-n]
–adjective
1. bearing evidences of wear or damage as a result of exposure to the weather.
2. tanned, hardened, or otherwise affected by exposure to weather: a weather-beaten face.

Origin:
1520–30
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weath·er-beat·en   (wěth'ər-bēt'n)
adj.  
  1. Damaged or worn by exposure to the weather.

  2. Lined or coarsened from being outdoors: a weather-beaten face.

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