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| bluing |
a chemical substance, such as indigo, applied to laundry to keep it from yellowing. |
| damp-dry |
to dry (laundry) partially so that some moisture is retained. |
| flatwork |
laundry that can be pressed in a mangle, such as sheets or tablecloths. |
| hamper2 |
a large receptacle, usu. a basket with a lid or cover, as for picnic supplies or dirty laundry. |
| ironing board |
a long, narrow, padded board, usu. with one tapered end and a collapsible stand, on which laundry is ironed. |
| launderette |
a self-service laundry. |
| laundress |
a woman whose work is washing and ironing laundry; washerwoman. |
| laundrette |
(chiefly British) a commercial laundry facility having coin-operated washers and dryers. |
| Laundromat |
trademark for a commercial laundry facility having coin-operated washers and dryers. [2 definitions] |
| laundryman |
a man who works in or for a laundry, esp. one who picks up and delivers clothes. |
| laundrywoman |
a woman who works in or for a laundry, esp. one who picks up and delivers clothes. |
| mangle2 |
to press (laundry) in a mangle. [1/2 definitions] |
| oxalic acid |
a poisonous, colorless acid used as a cleansing agent, laundry bleach, and laboratory reagent. |
| presoak |
a cycle on an automatic washing machine during which laundry is presoaked. [2/3 definitions] |
| rough-dry |
to dry (laundry) without pressing or smoothing out. [1/2 definitions] |
| service mark |
a symbol, word, design, slogan, or the like, used as identification by a particular company that supplies a service such as insurance, laundry, or transportation. |
| wash |
things washed or intended to be washed together, esp. laundry. [1/20 definitions] |
| washing |
clothes or other articles gathered to be washed together; laundry. [1/3 definitions] |
| washing machine |
a machine, now usu. automatic, that washes laundry. |
| wringer |
a person or thing that wrings, esp. a device consisting of two rollers, mounted one above the other, between which wet laundry is rolled to squeeze the water out of it. |
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