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stonewashed

stonewashed adjective: of cloth or clothing, having been tumbled with stones in order to soften the fabric.

Adjective

stonewashed (not comparable)

  1. Of cloth or clothing, having been tumbled with stones in order to soften the fabric.
    • I buy stonewashed jeans because they are comfortable, not because they are stylish.

Origin of stonewashed

From stone + washed.

Questions about stonewashed

What does stonewashed mean?
Stonewashed means of cloth or clothing, having been tumbled with stones in order to soften the fabric.
What part of speech is stonewashed?
Stonewashed is an adjective.

Words near stonewashed in the dictionary

  1. stonewallings
  2. stonewalls
  3. stoneware
  4. stonewares
  5. stonewash
  6. stonewashed
  7. stonewashes
  8. stonewashing
  9. stoneway
  10. stoneways
  11. stoneweed

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