(of a garment or fabric, especially denim) washed with abrasives and chemicals to produce a faded or bleached appearance.
low-rise acid-washed jeans
Example sentencesExamples
The last time a Chicago mayor tried to jump-start the city's flagging apparel industry, acid-washed jeans and shoulder pads reigned.
I roomed with my school friend Emily, and we were joined at the acid-washed hip.
In the penthouse, acid-washed red, yellow and green velvet throws inject a vivid splash of colour.
If you're willing to sift through loads of scary prom dresses, stretched-out sweaters and acid-washed jeans, you'll pay a third of the price, if not less.
The show seems designed not for straight men but for the exasperated women who love them - and hate their acid-washed jeans.
You don't even need to see these guys to know they sport white-man afros cut into mullets, white high-tops and acid-washed denim three sizes too small.
She descended a flight of stairs decked out in some weird acid-washed trench coat complete with frills and a red fedora.
Stone-washed and acid-washed jeans are out; dark denim is in.
I can see his crisp, clean, acid-washed, tapered jeans as if they were in front of me.
They spend their days enjoying mid-'90s shenanigans, like wearing large hats and acid-washed jeans.
Definition of acid-washed in US English:
acid-washed
adjective
(of a garment or fabric, especially denim) washed with abrasives and chemicals to produce a faded or bleached appearance.
low-rise acid-washed jeans
Example sentencesExamples
They spend their days enjoying mid-'90s shenanigans, like wearing large hats and acid-washed jeans.
The show seems designed not for straight men but for the exasperated women who love them - and hate their acid-washed jeans.
I can see his crisp, clean, acid-washed, tapered jeans as if they were in front of me.
The last time a Chicago mayor tried to jump-start the city's flagging apparel industry, acid-washed jeans and shoulder pads reigned.
I roomed with my school friend Emily, and we were joined at the acid-washed hip.
In the penthouse, acid-washed red, yellow and green velvet throws inject a vivid splash of colour.
You don't even need to see these guys to know they sport white-man afros cut into mullets, white high-tops and acid-washed denim three sizes too small.
She descended a flight of stairs decked out in some weird acid-washed trench coat complete with frills and a red fedora.
If you're willing to sift through loads of scary prom dresses, stretched-out sweaters and acid-washed jeans, you'll pay a third of the price, if not less.
Stone-washed and acid-washed jeans are out; dark denim is in.