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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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I laughed as my cheap television made it appear as if they were warming up wearing faux stonewashed denim jerseys.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

High streets are full of 90s rave-era fashions and stonewashed jeans, and Liam's Lennon-esque sunglasses never really went out of fashion.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2024

“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 ● May 1, 2021

The family provided a photo of Carmelo standing on a small table, his tiny mouth agape, decked out in stylish clothes — a tie-dye shirt, stonewashed jeans and baby Air Jordan sneakers.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 3, 2020

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

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles

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