Bleached
[bli:tʃt]
Definition
(adj.) having lost freshness or brilliance of color; 'sun-bleached deck chairs'; 'faded jeans'; 'a very pale washed-out blue'; 'washy colors' .
(adj.) (used of color) artificially produced; not natural; 'a bleached blonde' .
Edited by Jeffrey--From WordNet
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Bleach
(a.) Whitened; make white.
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Examples
- Silk, lace, and wool when bleached with chlorine become hard and brittle, but when whitened with sulphurous acid, they retain their natural characteristics. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The material to be bleached is drawn through an acid _a_, then through a bleaching solution _b_, and finally through a neutralizing solution _c_. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- I am simply, in my original state--stripped of that blood-bleached robe with which Christianity covers human deformity--a cold, hard, ambitious man. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Cherries are sometimes bleached and then colored with the bright shades which under natural conditions indicate freshness. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- I shall gather manna for her morning and night: the plains and hillsides in the moon are bleached with manna, Adele. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Material treated in this way is thoroughly bleached, but is at the same time rotten and worthless. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The bleached material is then immersed in a neutralizing bath and is finally rinsed thoroughly in water. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The chlorine thus set free reacts with the water and liberates oxygen; this in turn destroys the coloring matter in the fibers, and transforms the material into a bleached product. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Silks and other fine fabrics bleached in this way fade with age, and assume an unnatural color. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
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