MEANING
Made worn, rough, faded, or damaged by prolonged exposure to weather.
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Words that belong together
- weatherworn stone
- a weatherworn façade
- weatherworn timber
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Weatherworn stone blurred the saints' faces above the portal.
The sign's weatherworn timber remained legible only where the paint had collected in its grooves.
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- weatherworn
Usage notes
Primary category: gothic. Forms: Comparative more weatherworn; superlative most weatherworn. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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