Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Specifically, in ceramics, decorated with designs transferred to the ware by means of a piece of sponge cut in a pattern and dipped into the coloring preparation.
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
sponge .
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Examples
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Now and then she was successful in defying pain; but by some odd revenge of nature, what she learned in such circumstances was afterward wiped as completely from her memory as an old sum is sponged from a slate.
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While taking his customary siesta one afternoon, a wild young fellow -- one of his noble poor relations, who "sponged" at the castle -- happened to pass along a corridor outside of the very hall where his Highness was snoring.
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Mrs Martin was a widow and a washerwoman, and had a ne'er-do-well brother, a fisherman, who frequently "sponged" upon her.
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While taking his customary siesta one afternoon, a wild young fellow -- one of his noble poor relations, who "sponged" at the castle -- happened to pass along a corridor outside of the very hall where his Highness was snoring.
Beauty and the Beast, and Tales of Home Bayard Taylor 1851
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Using a damp cloth, I carefully sponged the days-old sweat from her body while Blood Thorn sat to one side, a beautifully carved trencher in his lap, spooning food to her by the bite.
Fire The Sky W. Michael Gear 2011
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He sponged up meanings for finesse, rubber and dummy.
Three-handed Bridge Christopher Allen 2011
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He has a smell like my mom's spice rack that hasn't been sponged for ages.
Shoes Susan Tepper 2011
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Using a damp cloth, I carefully sponged the days-old sweat from her body while Blood Thorn sat to one side, a beautifully carved trencher in his lap, spooning food to her by the bite.
Fire The Sky W. Michael Gear 2011
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At the factory, massive steel beams carry colorful sponged writing.
The Queen of Mugs and Saucers Cecilie Rohwedder 2011
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He sponged up meanings for finesse, rubber and dummy.
Three-handed Bridge Christopher Allen 2011
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