rashes

Noun (1)

rash (plural rashes)

1. An area of inflamed and irritated skin characterized by reddened spots that may be filled with fluid or pus. Also, preceded by a descriptive word (rare or obsolete), an illness characterized by a type of rash.
   • He came out in a rash because of an allergy.
2. (figuratively) An irregular distribution or sprinkling of objects resembling a rash (sense 1).
3. (figuratively) An outbreak or surge in problems; a spate, string, or trend.
   • There has been a rash of vandalism lately.

   Synonyms:

   epidemic

Noun (2)

rash (uncountable)

1. (historical) Chiefly preceded by a descriptive word: a fabric with a smooth texture woven from silk, worsted, or a mixture of the two, intended as an inferior substitute for silk.
   • cloth rash silk rash

Noun (3)

rash (plural rashes)

1. (obsolete) A soft crackling or rustling sound.
   • Look on thoſe grave plodding fellovvs, […] I'll undertake three parts of four are going to their Courtezans. I tell thee, Jack, the vvhiſking of a Silk-Govvn, and the raſh of a Tabby-Pettycoat, are as comfortable ſounds to one of theſe rich Citizens, as the chink of their Pieces of Eight.1668 June 22 (first performance; Gregorian calendar), John Dryden, An Evening’s Love, or The Mock-Astrologer. […], In the Savoy [London]: […] T[homas] N[ewcomb] for Henry Herringman, […], published...

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