bleached
/blitʃt/
adjective
- Made white or lighter in color by using bleach or by exposure to sunlight.
- She wore a pair of bleached jeans that looked almost white.
- The bleached bones of the animal lay on the desert sand.
- His bleached hair was a bright platinum blonde.
- Having lost its original color, often due to sunlight or chemicals.
- The old barn had bleached wooden boards that were gray and weathered.
- The bleached coral reefs are a sign of environmental damage.
- A bleached photograph can sometimes be restored with digital tools.
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verb
- Past tense and past participle of bleach.
- She bleached her white dress to remove the wine stain.
- He bleached the kitchen counter to disinfect it.
- The sun bleached the curtains over many years.