"acid-wash" meaning in English

See acid-wash in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: acid-washes [present, singular, third-person], acid-washing [participle, present], acid-washed [participle, past], acid-washed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} acid-wash (third-person singular simple present acid-washes, present participle acid-washing, simple past and past participle acid-washed)
  1. (textiles) To treat (a material) with bleach so as to mottle or discolor it. Categories (topical): Textiles

Inflected forms

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