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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Contuse \Con*tuse"\ (k[o^]n*t[=u]z"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     {Contused} (k[o^]n*t[=u]zd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Contusing}.]
     [L. contusus, p. p. of contundere to beat, crush; con- +
     tundere to beat, akin to Skr. tud (for stud) to strike, Goth.
     stautan. See {Stutter}.]
     1. To beat, pound, or bray together.


        [1913 Webster]
  
              Roots, barks, and seeds contused together. --Bacon.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To bruise; to injure or disorganize a part without
        breaking the skin.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     {Contused wound}, a wound attended with bruising.
        [1913 Webster] contused

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  contused \contused\ contusioned \contusioned\adj.
     injured without breaking the skin; as, a cut arm and contused
     cheek.
  
     Syn: bruised.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  contused
       adj : injured without breaking the skin; "a cut forehead and
             bruised cheek" [syn: {bruised}, {contusioned}]

















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