stonewashn.
/ˈstəʊnwɒʃ/, U.S. /ˈstoʊnˌwɔʃ/, /ˈstoʊnˌwɑʃ/ A process whereby a garment or fabric, esp. denim, is washed with abrasives to produce a worn or faded appearance. Also: the effect produced by this. Frequently attributive.
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1981 Los Angeles Times 8 May c6 (advt.) Everyone's going to love stonewash denim.
1985 N.Y. Mag. 19 Aug. 9 (advt.) Stonewash. After weaving, you have to spend a lot of time at the mills to decide on the exact recipe for stonewashing the denim.
1989 Grattan Direct Catal. Spring–Summer 44/1 Stonewash denim pinafore by Street, with adjustable shoulder straps.
1997 Indianapolis Star 18 Apr. a23 (advt.) Levi's denim shorts for young men..in bleach, stonewash and more.
2002 N. Griffiths Kelly + Victor 79 In yer Lever Brothers baseball hat an yer antwacky stonewash jeans.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
stonewashv.
/ˈstəʊnwɒʃ/, U.S. /ˈstoʊnˌwɔʃ/, /ˈstoʊnˌwɑʃ/ transitive. To wash (a garment or fabric, esp. denim) with abrasives to produce a worn or faded appearance.
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1981 Washington Post 24 May l3 These [sc. the jeans] are stonewashed, a process in which wooden beaters and stones batter the jeans in washing machines.
1993 Maclean's 9 Nov. 65 (advt.) We stonewash it, but we spare it the acid bath and ‘distress’ fad jeans endure.
1999 C. Mendelson Home Comforts xv. 222/2 When jeans are stone-washed, they are subjected to abrasion to create frosting intentionally, but ordinarily this effect is unwelcome.
2001 Premiere May 51 I don't want to stone-wash jeans.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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