stonewash

American  

[stohn-wosh, -wawsh] / ˈstoʊnˌwɒʃ, -ˌwɔʃ /

verb (used with object)

1. to wash (cloth) with pebbles or stones so as to give the appearance of wear.

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Etymology

Origin of stonewash

stone + wash

Example Sentences

For many filmgoers though, he was simply the best-looking cinema star in the world - once described as "a chunk of Mount Rushmore levered into stonewashed denims".

From BBC

His all-American good looks couldn't be ignored: Redford was once described as "a chunk of Mount Rushmore levered into stonewashed denims".

From BBC

I nearly survived the evening unscathed, but managed to drizzle a few drops onto the ankle of my stonewash jeans before I left.

From Salon

Outside a yard where, a day earlier, relief workers had been distributing sacks of donated wheat to hungry townspeople, people hoisted aloft a fighter in stonewashed jeans and a leather grenade belt.

From New York Times

“Byron isn’t a joke,” Ms. Matthews said, wearing the stonewashed jeans and chunky ice-blue knit that she had advertised on Instagram that morning.

From New York Times