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laun·dry
/
ˈlɔn
dri, ˈlɑn-
/
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[
lawn
-dree,
lahn
-
]
Show IPA
noun,
plural
laun·dries.
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.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English
lavandrie
<
Middle French
lavanderie.
See
launder
,
-y
3
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World English Dictionary
laundry
(ˈlɔːndrɪ)
—
n
,
pl
-dries
1.
a place where clothes and linen are washed and ironed
2.
the clothes or linen washed and ironed
3.
the act of laundering
[C16: changed from C14
lavendry;
see
launder
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
laundry
c.1530, from O.Fr. lavanderie, from L. lavendaria, pl. of lavandarium "things to be washed," from lavare "to wash" (see
lave
). Laundry list in figurative sense is from 1958.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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American Heritage
Idioms & Phrases
laundry
see
wash one's dirty linen (laundry)
.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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laundry
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room.
In my study, also known as the guest bedroom, also known as the room where the
laundry
-drying racks live.
Every parent needs a break from time to time-a few minutes to prepare dinner,
do the
laundry
or quickly check e-mail.
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