Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Artificially faded before being sold to a consumer.
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- adjective Given a
faded appearance at the time ofmanufacture .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective (of fabric or clothing) having been given a faded (weathered) appearance by artificial means
Etymologies
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pre- + faded
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Examples
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Slouchy boys amble toward the entrance in baggy hip-hop wear while giddy girls in prefaded flares and chunky-soled sandals hang back in cliques.
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"Don't worry, I'm not going to wear these together," I said to one of these Maids of the Mist, after emerging in the leopard-printed pants - which had one of those grievously prefaded seats - with a preppy cream-colored lamb's wool cardigan $145.
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