dry-clean
verb
dry-cleaned; dry-cleaning; dry-cleans
: to subject to dry cleaning
: to undergo dry cleaning
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Open Edit cracked the code on silk pajamas that blur the lines between sleepwear and ready-to-wear.
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Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 22 Sep. 2025
Lovato also unveiled the album's cover, which has her standing nude in front of a blue screen, holding onto a pink dress in dry-clean wrapping to cover her nudity.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025
Meet The Experts Rick Rome is the CEO and founder of WashClub, an on-demand laundry and dry-cleaning service based in New York City.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
For instance, the Breeze comforter is not designed for washing machines, and the instructions say to spot clean, or dry-clean when needed.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 29 Aug. 2025
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Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 22 Sep. 2025
Lovato also unveiled the album's cover, which has her standing nude in front of a blue screen, holding onto a pink dress in dry-clean wrapping to cover her nudity.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025
Meet The Experts Rick Rome is the CEO and founder of WashClub, an on-demand laundry and dry-cleaning service based in New York City.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
For instance, the Breeze comforter is not designed for washing machines, and the instructions say to spot clean, or dry-clean when needed.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Dry-clean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dry-clean. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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