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Definition of preshrunken - 1 dictionary result

pre⋅shrink

  [pree-shringk]
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–verb (used with object), -shrank or, often, -shrunk; -shrunk or -shrunk⋅en; -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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