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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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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of laundry1

1350–1400; Middle English lavandrie < Middle French lavanderie. See launder, -y 3
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yvlog 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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