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Unwashed   /ənwˈɑʃt/   Listen
Unwashed

adjective
1.
Of or associated with the great masses of people.  Synonyms: common, plebeian, vulgar.  "Behavior that branded him as common" , "His square plebeian nose" , "A vulgar and objectionable person" , "The unwashed masses"
2.
Not cleaned with or as if with soap and water.



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"Unwashed" Quotes from Famous Books



... of.—This (called medically Peritonitis) is an inflammation of the membrane covering the bowels. It results from chill or strain, and sometimes, in the case of child-birth, from dirt introduced into the parts by handling with unwashed hands. In such cases, the utmost care must be taken to ensure cleanliness, which will secure against one fertile cause of the disease. The hands should be always fresh and clean, and all cloths, etc., should be either most carefully washed or burnt. Where the trouble arises ...
— Papers on Health • John Kirk

... a man's trousers, and of finally commenting upon the same by a sniff indicative of contempt and disgust. They talk sweet girlish prattle to this animal (when there is any one near enough to overhear them), and they kiss its nose, and put its unwashed head up against their cheek in a most touching manner; though I have noticed that these caresses are principally performed when there ...
— Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow • Jerome K. Jerome

... drawing the next cork. He filled the host's bumper, and Mr. Thomasson's, and had but half a glass for his master. The next bottle he impudently pronounced corked, and when Pomeroy cursed him for a liar, brought him some in an unwashed glass that had been used for Bordeaux. The wine was condemned, and went out; and though Pomeroy, with unflagging spirits, roared to Jarvey to open the other bottles, the butler had got the office, and was slow to bring ...
— The Castle Inn • Stanley John Weyman

... child as a representative of that great unwashed throng of humanity who were his natural enemies, because by their oppression and by stepping upon their rights when it suited his convenience, he had risen to where he now stood, and was able to maintain his position. ...
— Lo, Michael! • Grace Livingston Hill

... windows as much as possible, until I emerged into a somewhat clearer space of ground at the rear. The kitchen was an ell, constructed of rough boards, but with shingle roof. The door stood ajar, and I glanced in, only to find the room empty, the pots and pans used the night before still unwashed. ...
— Gordon Craig - Soldier of Fortune • Randall Parrish


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