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dried  (drd)
v.
Past tense and past participle of dry.

dried
Verb
the past of dry
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.dried - not still wet; "the ink has dried"; "a face marked with dried tears"
dry - free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet; "dry land"; "dry clothes"; "a dry climate"; "dry splintery boards"; "a dry river bed"; "the paint is dry"
2.dried - preserved by removing natural moisture; "dried beef"; "dried fruit"; "dehydrated eggs"; "shredded and desiccated coconut meat"
preserved - prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use
Translations
Spanish dried [draɪd] adj (gen) → seco; [fruit] → paso; [milk] → en polvo
French dried [draɪd] adj [fruit, beans] → sec(sèche); [eggs, milk] → en poudre
German dried [draɪd] adj (fruit) → getrocknet, Dörr-;
dried egg dried → Trockenei nt, Eipulver nt;
dried milk dried → Trockenmilch f, Milchpulver nt

Italian dried [draɪd] adj [fruit, beans] → secco/a; [eggs, milk] → in polvere

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There were women grinding dried plantain in crude stone mortars, while others were fashioning cakes from the powdered flour.
It is well known what a difference there is in the buoyancy of green and seasoned timber; and it occurred to me that floods might wash down plants or branches, and that these might be dried on the banks, and then by a fresh rise in the stream be washed into the sea.
Nothing but a signal interposition of Providence could have preserved us from being bitten by them, or perishing either by weariness or thirst, for sometimes we were a long time without water, and had nothing to support our strength in this fatigue but a little honey, and a small piece of cows' flesh dried in the sun.
 
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