dry cleaning

noun

1

: the cleansing of fabrics with substantially nonaqueous organic solvents

2

: something that is dry-cleaned

Examples of dry cleaning in a Sentence

I can pick up the dry cleaning on my way home.

Recent Examples on the Web

With the success of George Jefferson's dry cleaning business, the couple relocated from Queens to a high-rise apartment on Manhattan's Upper East Side. —Christian John Wikane, Peoplemag, 10 Feb. 2024

Josh runs a dry cleaning business in Northern Kentucky, and Karista is an interior designer and the owner of Set The Stage Interior Design and Home Décor in Norton Commons. —Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 8 Feb. 2024

Billy Bob Thornton is Ed Crane, a barber living in 1940s California whose plan to invest in a dry cleaning business goes horribly wrong. —Tim Moffatt, EW.com, 26 Jan. 2024

In announcing her campaign, Yee told a compelling story about her upbringing, raised by her Chinese immigrant parents with her five siblings in a studio apartment behind the family’s dry cleaning business in San Francisco. —Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024

Clothing items that are prone to wrinkling, on the other hand, should be hung, as folding and stacking them could result in creases that are next to impossible to remove without using a steamer or even dry cleaning. —Abby Ferguson, Popular Science, 28 Feb. 2024

This innovative cordless vacuum cleaner is designed to handle both wet and dry cleaning tasks, and is set to hit the market on March 6th, through Dyson Demo Stores and the company's website. —Paul Lamkin, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024

Just a heads up, the brand recommends dry cleaning. —Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2024

Well, the servants are the ones who did the grocery shopping, the dry cleaning, et cetera. —Marc Malkin, Variety, 16 Dec. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined at sense 1