All 3 Uses
corrosion
in
The Book Thief
(Edited)
- A suddenness found its way onto his lips then, which were a corroded brown color and peeling, like old paint.
p. 20.2corroded = deteriorated
- Papa's eyes started corroding.
p. 105.1corroding = deteriorating
- A solitary corroded coin.
p. 155.1 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(corrosion) a state of deterioration -- especially in metals
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)