Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,761,707,067 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

swash
(redirected from swashes)

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.01 sec.
swash
1. a sandbar washed by the waves
2. a channel of moving water cutting through or running behind a sandbank

swash [swäsh]
(geology)
A narrow channel or ground within a sand bank, or between a sand bank and the shore.
A bar over which the sea washes.
(oceanography)
The rush of water up onto the beach following the breaking of a wave. Also known as run-up; uprush.


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
Kathrin Czerny made an attractive, lightweight Clara-Maria, Croatian Tomislav Petranovic revealed a neat grace as Alexei, and Slovakian Boris Nebyla stylishly buckled all necessary swashes as the wicked Max.
Beyond the tracks and the rap however, this CD's cover art drew attention to a whole other kind of mixing: two otherwise mirror-image photos of himself--one in more typical streetwear-donning repose, the other sprouting a shock of azure plumage in a feathered headdress, face painted in a geometric maze of dotted patterns and red and black swashes.
Bobby's imaginative monologue appears in an assertive type, the adult's exhortations in broad swashes of bold flowing script that counterpoint Feiffer's exuberantly drawn signature illustrations.
 
Encyclopedia browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.