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stonewashed

British  
/ ˈstəʊnˌwɒʃt /

adjective

  1. (of new clothes or fabric, esp denim jeans) given a worn faded look by being subjected to the abrasive action of many small pieces of pumice

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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 • Sep. 16, 2025

Mr. Marciano launched Guess—with its red triangle patch and stonewashed denim—in late 1981 with his brothers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2018

Damaris appeared on the screens with chubby cheeks, stonewashed jeans and a black T-shirt that read “ ’Ello Darling.”

From Washington Post • Nov. 14, 2017

Stranger things did happen — complete with big hair, stonewashed jeans and Winona Ryder.

From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2016

I look pretty silly in my blue hoodie, gray stonewashed jeans, and white patent-leather heels.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles