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wash off

verb
  1. To remove (or be removed) by washing; to clean off (dirt or the thing that it is besmirching) by washing. · I'm trying to wash off this equipment.· I'm trying to wash off all this mud.
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The peddler said it was warranted to dye any hair a beautiful raven black and wouldn’t wash off.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 215 · C1
The peddler had certainly spoken the truth when he declared that the dye wouldn’t wash off, however his veracity might be impeached in other respects.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 216 · C1
“You’re wrong about the crumbs,” said the Mock Turtle: “crumbs would all wash off in the sea.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 78 · B2

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