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acid-wash

acid-wash verb: to treat (a material) with bleach so as to mottle or discolor it.

Verb

acid-wash (third-person singular simple present acid-washes, present participle acid-washing, simple past and past participle acid-washed)

  1. To treat (a material) with bleach so as to mottle or discolor it.
    • to acid-wash denim
    • a pair of acid-washed jeans

Forms of acid-wash

third-person singular presentacid-washes
present participleacid-washing
past participleacid-washed
pastacid-washed

Questions about acid-wash

What does acid-wash mean?
Acid-wash means to treat (a material) with bleach so as to mottle or discolor it.
What part of speech is acid-wash?
Acid-wash is a verb.
What is the past tense of acid-wash?
The past tense of acid-wash is acid-washed.

Words near acid-wash in the dictionary

  1. acid-free
  2. acid-proof
  3. acid-resistant
  4. acid-stable
  5. acid-tongued
  6. acid-wash
  7. acid-washable
  8. acid-washed
  9. acid-washes
  10. acid-washing
  11. acidaemia

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