1. v. & n.
--v.
1. intr. (of water etc.) wash about; make the sound of washing or rising and falling.
2 tr. archaic strike violently.
3 intr. archaic swagger.
--n. the motion or sound of swashing water.
Etymology: imit. 2. adj.1 inclined obliquely.
2 (of a letter) having a flourished stroke or strokes.
Phrases and idioms:
swash-plate an inclined disc revolving on an axle and giving reciprocating motion to a part in contact with it.
Etymology: 17th c.: orig. unkn.