"windworn" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more windworn [comparative], most windworn [superlative]
Etymology: wind + worn Etymology templates: {{compound|en|wind|worn}} wind + worn Head templates: {{en-adj}} windworn (comparative more windworn, superlative most windworn)
  1. Worn or smoothed by the action of wind erosion. Synonyms: wind-worn
    Sense id: en-windworn-en-adj-oDxBW8zf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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