What is appearing as if overlaid with a thin layer of different color; -- said of the colors of certain birds and insects called?
washed — Appearing as if overlaid with a thin layer of different color; -- said of the colors of certain birds and insects. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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