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laundry

[lawn-dree, lahn-]

noun

plural

laundries 
  1. articles of clothing, linens, etc., that have been or are to be washed.

  2. a business establishment where clothes, linens, etc., are laundered.

  3. a room or area, as in a home or apartment building, reserved for doing the family wash.



laundry

/ ˈɔːԻɪ /

noun

  1. a place where clothes and linen are washed and ironed

  2. the clothes or linen washed and ironed

  3. the act of laundering

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of laundry1

1350–1400; Middle English lavandrie < Middle French lavanderie. See launder, -y 3
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of laundry1

C16: changed from C14 lavendry; see launder
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Idioms and Phrases

see wash one's dirty linen (laundry).
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Example Sentences

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The spirit of the Ojai festival need not be conveyed by a laundry list of composers and works or by value judgments.

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His mother took in laundry and scrubbed floors.

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His explosive row with President Donald Trump - and the very public airing of his dirty White House laundry - suggests Musk's changing priorities might not quite be the salve they had been hoping for.

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The Lockerbie laundry has become a symbol of the kindness shown by the people of the town.

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“I’m the least flashy person. Hell, I’ve not even stepped foot in the French Laundry — but I can tell you, I grew up in a Chinese laundry.”

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