| n. | 1. | (Arch.) An oval figure, whose moldings are oblique to the axis of the work.
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| a. | 1. | Soft, like fruit too ripe; swashy. | |||
| v. i. | 1. | To dash or flow noisily, as water; to splash; | |||
| 2. | To fall violently or noisily. | ||||
| 3. | To bluster; to make a great noise; to vapor or brag. | ||||
| n. | 1. | Impulse of water flowing with violence; a dashing or splashing of water. | |||
| 2. | A narrow sound or channel of water lying within a sand bank, or between a sand bank and the shore, or a bar over which the sea washes. | ||||
| 3. | Liquid filth; wash; hog mash. | ||||
| 4. | A blustering noise; a swaggering behavior. | ||||
| 5. | A swaggering fellow; a swasher. | ||||
| Noun | 1. | swash - the movement or sound of water; "the swash of waves on the beach" |
| Verb | 1. | swash - make violent, noisy movements |
| 2. | swash - dash a liquid upon or against; "The mother splashed the baby's face with water" | |
| 3. | swash - show off | |
| 4. | swash - act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner |
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