dry-cleaned

  • 1dry-cleaned — adj. cleaned without the use of water; usually by immersing in an organic solvent to remove grease. [WordNet 1.5] …

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  • 2dry-cleaned — adjective cleaned with chemical solvents • Similar to: ↑clean …

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  • 3Dry cleaning — (or dry cleaning) is any cleaning process for clothing and textiles using a chemical solvent other than water. The solvent used is typically tetrachloroethylene (perchloroethylene), abbreviated perc in the industry and dry cleaning fluid by the… …

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  • 4dry-clean — dry cleans, dry cleaning, dry cleaned VERB: usu passive When things such as clothes are dry cleaned, they are cleaned with a liquid chemical rather than with water. [be V ed] Natural filled duvets must be dry cleaned by a professional …

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  • 5dry cleaner — dry cleaners 1) N COUNT A dry cleaner is someone who has a shop where things can be dry cleaned. 2) N COUNT A dry cleaner or a dry cleaner s is a shop where things can be dry cleaned …

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  • 6dry cleaner's — dry cleaner’s UK US noun [singular] [singular dry cleaner’s plural dry cleaner’s] a shop where you take your clothes to be dry cleaned Thesaurus: types of shophyponym washing, drying and ironing clothes …

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  • 7dry-clean|a|ble — «DRY KLEE nuh buhl», adjective. that can be dry cleaned: »a dry cleanable sheepskin coat …

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  • 8dry cleaner's — plural dry cleaner s n a shop where you can take clothes etc to be dry cleaned …

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  • 9dry cleaner's — noun singular a store where you take your clothes to be dry cleaned …

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  • 10dry-clean — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb Etymology: back formation from dry cleaning : to subject to dry cleaning * * * ˌdry ˈclean [dry clean dry cleans dry cleaned dry cleaning] …

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