stonewash

Thân thiện

The artisan stonewashes a pair of jeans in a large drum.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To wash (especially denim garments) with stones or pumice to give a faded, worn, or distressed appearance: This is a specific laundry technique used primarily on denim to create a soft texture and a bleached, vintage look.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • The factory will stonewash these jeans before shipping.
  • I prefer the feel of stonewashed denim.
  • They used to stonewash all their denim jackets by hand.

Advanced Usage

• As a past participle adjective ("stonewashed"): This is the most common form to describe the finished product.
  • She bought a pair of stonewashed jeans.
  • The stonewashed effect on this fabric is very subtle.

Variants and Related Words

• Stonewashed (adj): Describing fabric, especially denim, that has undergone the stonewashing process.
• Stonewashing (n): The process or industry of creating this effect.
  • Stonewashing became popular in the 1980s.

Synonyms

• Distress: To treat fabric to make it look worn.
• Acid-wash: A similar, more intense bleaching process using chemicals instead of (or with) stones.

Notes on Meaning

• The term specifically refers to the industrial or deliberate process of abrasion. It is not used for garments that have become naturally worn over time.
• The primary object of the verb is almost always a type of garment, most commonly jeans or denim jackets.

Học thuật

Verb

1. wash with stones to achieve a worn appearance
   • stonewash blue jeans

Từ đồng nghĩa

• stone-wash