Scoured vs Laundered - What's the difference?
scoured | laundered | Related terms |
(scour)
To clean, polish, or wash something by scrubbing it vigorously.
To remove by rubbing or cleansing; to sweep along or off.
* Shakespeare
To search an area thoroughly.
(ambitransitive) To move swiftly over; to brush along.
* Alexander Pope
* Dryden
(veterinary medicine) Of livestock, to suffer from diarrhea.
(veterinary medicine) To purge.
(obsolete) To cleanse.
* Francis Bacon
The removal of sediment caused by swiftly moving water.
(launder)
(obsolete) A washerwoman.
(mining) A trough used by miners to receive powdered ore from the box where it is beaten, or for carrying water to the stamps, or other apparatus for comminuting (sorting) the ore.
A gutter (for rainwater)
To wash; to wash, and to smooth with a flatiron or mangle; to wash and iron.
(obsolete) To lave; to wet.
(money) To disguise the source of (ill-gotten wealth) by various means.
Scoured is a related term of laundered.
As verbs the difference between scoured and laundered
is that scoured is (scour) while laundered is (launder).scoured
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Verb
(head)Anagrams
* *scour
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Alternative forms
* scower (obsolete)Verb
(en verb)- He scoured the burner pans to remove the burnt spills.
- He scoured the burnt food from the pan.
- [I will] stain my favors in a bloody mask, / Which, washed away, shall scour my shame with it.
- They scoured the scene of the crime for clues.
- when swift Camilla scours the plain
- So four fierce coursers, starting to the race, / Scour through the plain, and lengthen every pace.
- If a lamb is scouring , do not delay treatment.
- to scour a horse
- Warm water is softer than cold, for it scoureth better.
Derived terms
* scourerNoun
(-)- Bridge scour may scoop out scour holes and compromise the integrity of the bridge.