un|washed

un|washed
un|washed «uhn WOSHT, -WSHT», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. not washed; not cleansed by water.
2. not washed by waves or flowing water.
–n.
the (great) unwashed, the lower classes of the people; rabble: »

Gentlemen, there can be but little doubt that your ancestors were the great unwashed (Thackeray).


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