prefaded

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pre·fad·ed

(prē-fā′dĭd)

adj.

Artificially faded before being sold to a consumer: prefaded jeans.

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prefaded

(ˌpriːˈfeɪdɪd)

adj

(Clothing & Fashion) given a faded or worn look beforehand (as of jeans, etc)

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Adj.

prefaded - (of fabric or clothing) having been given a faded (weathered) appearance by artificial means

colorless, colourless - weak in color; not colorful

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prefaded

[ˌpriːˈfeɪdɪd] ADJ [jeans] → desteñido de origen

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prefaded

adj denims → gebleicht, bleached pred

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On the field, he wore prefaded jeans and a button-down shirt and moved with the stiffness one expects in a retired athlete, his glossy, handsome face turning red in the sun.

DOWN AND OUT AT WRIGLEY FIELD

At my first meeting with Press, in his office on the following Monday morning, he was dressed in prefaded jeans and a designer denim work shirt.