Broomed

Broomed is the past tense and past participle of the verb broom, meaning to sweep with a broom. In everyday modern English, the more common past tense for cleaning with a broom is swept, so broomed is relatively rare and may read as old-fashioned, regionally dialectal, or technical in some contexts.

As a verb, broomed can be used in sentences such as “The custodian broomed the kitchen floor after the spill.” The form exists mainly in historical or maintenance-related usage and is less common in contemporary writing.

As an adjective, broomed describes a surface or condition that has been cleaned with a broom or finished with a broom to create a particular texture. In construction and material finishing, a broomed finish refers to a texture achieved by brushing the surface with a broom; this texture is often used on concrete or plaster to provide slip resistance or decorative effect. Thus, you may encounter phrases like “a broomed concrete surface” or “the broomed finish on the wall.”

Etymology and scope: broomed derives from the noun broom, the tool used for sweeping. The verb sense is a straightforward extension of the action of using a broom, while its adjective sense appears mainly in technical or descriptive contexts dealing with cleaning or surface texture.

See also: broom (tool), sweep, concrete finishing, surface textures.