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bleached

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bleach  (blch)
v. bleached, bleach·ing, bleach·es
v.tr.
1. To remove the color from, as by means of chemical agents or sunlight.
2. To make white or colorless.
v.intr.
To become white or colorless.
n.
1. A chemical agent used for bleaching.
2.
a. The act of bleaching.
b. The degree of bleaching obtained.

[Middle English blechen, from Old English blcan; see bhel-1 in Indo-European roots.]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.bleachedbleached - having lost freshness or brilliance of color; "sun-bleached deck chairs"; "faded jeans"; "a very pale washed-out blue"; "washy colors"
colorless, colourless - weak in color; not colorful
2.bleached - (used of color) artificially produced; not natural; "a bleached blonde"
artificial, unreal - contrived by art rather than nature; "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners"
Translations

bleached [bliːtʃt] adj [hair] → de colorado; [clothes] → blanqueado
bleached [bliːtʃt] adj [hair] → oxygéné(e)décoloré(e)
bleached [bliːtʃt] adjgebleicht
bleached [ˈbliːtʃt] adj [hair] → decolorato/a


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In the complexion of a third still lingers a tropic tawn, but slightly bleached withal; he doubtless has tarried whole weeks ashore.
The fronds became bleached, and then shrivelled and brittle.
The struggle in the smoke had pictured an exaggeration of itself on the bleached cheeks and in the eyes wild with one desire.
 
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