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Laundry — is hung to dry above an Italian street. Laundry hanging out of flats for d … Wikipedia
Laundry — Laun dry, n.; pl. {Laundries}. [OE. lavendrie, OF. lavanderie. See {Launder}.] 1. A laundering; a washing. [1913 Webster] 2. A place or room where laundering is done; a laundry room. [1913 Webster] 3. A business establishment where clothing is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
laundry — laun‧dry [ˈlɔːndri ǁ ˈlɒːn ] noun laundries PLURALFORM [countable] BANKING a financial organization, such as a bank, used as a place to put money obtained from illegal activities * * * laundry UK US /ˈlɔːndri/ noun [C] (plural laundries) ► LAW,… … Financial and business terms
laundry — (n.) late 14c., place for washing; mid 15c. act of washing, from O.Fr. lavanderie, from L. lavandaria, pl. of lavandarium things to be washed, from lavare to wash (see LAVE (Cf. lave)). As a verb, from 1880. Laundry list in figurative sense is… … Etymology dictionary
Laundry — room … Dictionary of Australian slang
laundry — ► NOUN (pl. laundries) 1) clothes and linen that need to be washed or that have been newly washed. 2) a room or building where clothes and linen are washed and ironed … English terms dictionary
laundry — [lôn′drē] n. pl. laundries [ME lavenderie < OFr < lavandier: see LAUNDER] 1. Rare the act or process of laundering 2. a) a room with facilities for laundering b) a commercial establishment for this 3. a batch of … English World dictionary
laundry — n. clothes, linens that are to be washed or have been washed 1) to do the laundry 2) to dry; fold; iron the laundry 3) clean; dirty laundry establishment for washing clothes, linens 4) a self service laundry 5) at, in a laundry (they work at a… … Combinatory dictionary
laundry — [[t]lɔ͟ːndri[/t]] laundries 1) N UNCOUNT Laundry is used to refer to clothes, sheets, and towels that are about to be washed, are being washed, or have just been washed. I ll do your laundry. ...the room where I hang the laundry... He d put his… … English dictionary
laundry — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ clean, dirty … OF LAUNDRY ▪ pile ▪ There was a pile of clean laundry on her bed. VERB + LAUNDRY ▪ … Collocations dictionary
laundry — laun|dry [ˈlo:ndri US ˈlo:n ] n plural laundries 1.) [U] clothes, sheets etc that need to be washed or have just been washed ▪ She did the laundry (=washed the clothes etc) and hung it out to dry. ▪ Ben was folding laundry. clean/dirty laundry ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
