acid-wash

verb

To treat (a material) with bleach so as to mottle or discolor it.

“to acid-wash denim”

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Meanings

verbacid-wash (third-person singular simple present acid-washes, present participle acid-washing, simple past and past participle acid-washed)

present singular third person acid-washes · participle present acid-washing · participle past acid-washed · past acid-washed

  1. businessTo treat (a material) with bleach so as to mottle or discolor it.

    to acid-wash denim

    1 more example

    a pair of acid-washed jeans

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acid-wash,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acid-wash.

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