preshrink

 [pree-shringk]  

pre·shrink

   [pree-shringk]
verb (used with object), pre·shrank or, often, pre·shrunk; pre·shrunk or pre·shrunk·en; pre·shrink·ing.
to subject (textiles, garments, etc.) to a shrinking process before marketing to minimize subsequent shrinkage.
Origin:
1935–40; pre- + shrink
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