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roughened

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rough·en  (rfn)
tr. & intr.v. rough·ened, rough·en·ing, rough·ens
To make or become rough.
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Adj.1.roughened - used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure; "chapped lips"
chapped, cracked
rough, unsmooth - having or caused by an irregular surface; "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face"
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He was a tall man, over six feet high, and broad in proportion, and he had a bluff, rough-and-ready face, all roughened and reddened and lined in his long travels.
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And taking up the hand which lay on the arm of his chair, he pointed to the roughened forefinger, a burn on the back, and two or three little hard spots on the palm.
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He had a delicate skin, easily roughened by sun and wind.
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