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laun¦dryPronunciation: /ˈlɔːndri/
Definition of laundry in English:
noun ( plural laundries)
1 [ mass noun] Clothes and linen that need to be washed or that have been newly washed: piles of dirty laundry
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- Ropes stretched from one house to the next, from where hung newly washed laundry, some still dripping with rather murky water.
- We have seen your dirty laundry hanging on the line. We know.
- The house suddenly falls quiet again and with a deep sigh of exhaustion you turn to the piles of dirty plates and laundry that need washing.
British dated bagwash
1.1The action or process of washing clothes: cooking and laundry were undertaken by domestic staff
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- Washing dishes and doing laundry are two processes that waste a lot of water, power, and time.
- The drying process for doing laundry at home is either hanging clothes on a clothesline or tumbling them in a gas- or electric-heated dryer.
- The rear of the house has an open balcony for washing clothes, doing laundry, and performing other domestic chores.
2A room in a house, hotel, or institution where clothes and linen can be washed and ironed: the pathology department was in the hospital basement, next to the laundry
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- Some houses have a laundry or mud room located near the kitchen, so this might need to be addressed.
- In living areas task lighting is provided by table, desk or floor lamps; in kitchens, bathrooms and laundries room fixtures such as halogen downlights should be placed over work areas.
- Just because your new house has a separate laundry room, it doesn't mean that your old washer and dryer will fit.
North American trademark laundromat
2.1A company washing and ironing clothes and linen commercially: lots of people send their sheets to a laundry these days [ as modifier] : a laundry van
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- The community resource centre plays a key role in the area, providing office facilities and a community laundry and ironing service.
- A former city slicker has made a clean start by setting up a new laundry and ironing service.
- This is done to ensure that workers and communities are protected when commercial laundries handle linens and clothes contaminated by toxic substances.
Origin
Early 16th century: contraction of Middle English lavendry, from Old French lavanderie, from lavandier 'person who washes linen' (see launder).
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