Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Worn or abraded by the sea.
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Examples
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They were all guilty, from young Ardmore, a pink cherub of nineteen outward bound for some clerkship in the Consular Service, to old Captain Bentley, grizzled and sea-worn, and as emotional, to look at, as a Chinese joss.
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"I thought we were just building a nice affordable interior that reflected our love of the sea-worn 'hutacillios' that dot Baja California's beacheside" states Mollusk owner Spencer Sumerhador.
Steven Nereo: The Silent Crisis Steven Nereo 2011
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"I thought we were just building a nice affordable interior that reflected our love of the sea-worn 'hutacillios' that dot Baja California's beacheside" states Mollusk owner Spencer Sumerhador.
Steven Nereo: The Silent Crisis Steven Nereo 2011
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It was as the calm of one who had crossed chaos to bless poor sea-worn men with the word that all was well.
CHAPTER XII 2010
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Among the most interesting was a trio of “sea-worn old whaleship captains” who were going to Hawaii to rejoin their commands.
LIGHTING OUT FOR THE TERRITORY JR. ROY MORRIS 2010
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Among the most interesting was a trio of “sea-worn old whaleship captains” who were going to Hawaii to rejoin their commands.
LIGHTING OUT FOR THE TERRITORY JR. ROY MORRIS 2010
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They looked at the sea-worn rocks; they needed no words of question or answer.
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She had hoped to find relief, but as she stood on the porch at the sea-worn Inn at Rodanthe awaiting the oncoming storm, she felt the world bearing down hard.
Nights in Rodanthe Sparks, Nicholas 2002
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The sea-worn armored truck hanging off the wall at a right angle.
SERPENT CLIVE CUSSLER 2000
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The sea-worn armored truck hanging off the wall at a right angle.
SERPENT CLIVE CUSSLER 2000
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