单词 | overbleach |
释义 | overbleachv. transitive. To bleach (hair, a fabric, etc.) excessively, esp. so as to damage the bleached material. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > white or whiteness > whitening > make white [verb (transitive)] > bleach bleachc1200 blanch?a1400 white?a1425 whiten1548 whitewash1576 to whiten up1808 overbleach1857 1857 Putnam's Monthly Mag. Mar. 252/1 They were not handsome, and had in particular a dropsical, cadaverous look, as if overbleached in their papas' linen-factories. 1875 G. Hart Violin (1880) 20 Their [strings'] chief fault arises from their being over-bleached, and hence faulty in sound. 1885 Bay State Monthly Nov. 50 (advt.) The goods not being overbleached will outwear goods bleached by the old process. 1950 B. E. Hartsuch Introd. Textile Chem. vii. 188 If the specific viscosity of the cotton is greater than 1, the cloth has been overbleached. 1994 Modesto Bee (Nexis) 19 June f3 People overperm their hair, overbleach it. 2001 Philippine Daily Inquirer (Nexis) 18 Apr. 4 If..you have already colored your hair,..the sun will fade the highlights or overbleach it, making it look cheap and brassy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1857 |
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