rubbed

• This Thalis had rubbed, and now she stood bathed in its reddish glow: a light different from that which the others had emitted. —  Conan -- The Stories from Weird Tales (1932-1936)
• Very good for age, paper spine label rubbed and with slight chips. —  Cryptomundo
• As he rubbed, he found that the surface of the stone became yellow. —  The Land of the Kangaroo Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey through the Great Island Continent
• All surfaces, except the faces of the supports, are given a well-rubbed coat of oil with a little burnt umber, the stain to be applied directly to the wood without a filler On the outside of the supports the design is drawn in with pencil, the background is then cut out smoothly with a chisel to the depth of an eighth of an inch, leaving the decoration in relief. —  Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part 2
• This stone shows positive electricity when rubbed, and, unlike the sapphires described in the last chapter, which lose their colour when heated, this variety of chrysoberyl shows no change in colour, and any electricity given to it, either by friction or heat, is retained for a long time. —  The Chemistry, Properties and Tests of Precious Stones

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