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dri, ˈlɑn- 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.
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| —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 | |
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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.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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Example sentences
At first, the yard was accessible only through the laundry room off the back of the house.
Use hydrogen peroxide as an alternative to bleach in your laundry 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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