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Meaning of whiskering | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The fading of creases in blue jeans, especially around the crotch; often added artificially in order to simulate a "worn" look.
    uncountable
  2. A defect of gravure printing characterized by printed areas possessing hairlike tendrils of ink sticking out into non-image areas.
    uncountable
  3. The act of composing a natural transformation and a functor to produce another natural transformation.
    uncountable

Examples

“Jeans come in various states of distress, but the best are deep indigo without washing, whiskering or ravaging of any kind ($165).”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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