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Made white or decolorized, especially using bleach
“Roxy's expression was serious, yet with her bleached spiked hair, nose piercing, and a small silver ring in her lower lip, it seemed difficult to imagine her contemplating a murder.”
Having a pale or unhealthy skin tone
Of a bleached or pale golden (light yellowish) colour
Not clearly understood or visually perceived
Faded or worn, sometimes deliberately for aesthetic reasons
Past tense for to whiten, typically by the removal of color
“It is also possible to bleach paper through an oxidation process that uses no chlorine at all.”
Past tense for to treat with bleach, especially so as to whiten (fabric, paper, etc) or lighten (hair)
“The sun will cause the hairs on your face to bleach.”
Past tense for to change or cause to change to a different, less attractive colour
Past tense for to cleanse, typically by removing contaminants from
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