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| drip-dry |
not requiring ironing if hung while wet, and usu. drying quickly, as certain fabrics or garments; wash-and-wear. [2 definitions] |
| laundress |
a woman whose work is washing and ironing laundry; washerwoman. |
| mangle2 |
a machine that presses cloth between heated rollers, used chiefly in commercial laundries for ironing linens. [1/2 definitions] |
| permanent press |
a wrinkle-resistant fabric, requiring little or no ironing after washing. |
| soleplate |
the underside or ironing surface of a clothes iron. |
| wash-and-wear |
designating garments made of fabric entirely or mostly of quick-drying synthetic fibers so that little or no ironing is required after washing. |
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