Modifying Another Word

• much: Comb of Type 4, with deeply curved cross-section; much weathered and unornamented length 136 mm.

• slightly: Slightly weathered mortar is very rarely the cause of dampness and water penetration through a wall.

• very: I painted around the castle picture, which is very weathered - I'll try to restore it.

Modifies a noun

• sandstone: The Climbs Composed of natural, weathered sandstone the crag can be divided into four buttresses.

• granite: Subsequent erosion of the chemically weathered granite took place as a generally radial drainage network evolved around the granite dome.

• limestone: They are weathered limestone which were brought to the site from a nearby source.

• slab: East of the chancel some weathered slabs may be 18thC.

• rock: Paul had tried to place a bolt to ease the take-off, but the brittle, weathered surface rock had foiled his valiant attempts.

• stone: In general, soft, porous or severely weathered stone must be treated with a softer, weaker mortar than hard, dense stone.

Used with adjective complement

• become: Fortunately, that inscription was transcribed before it became too weathered.

• appear: To my eye at least, this stonework appears weathered.