dry-clean
verb
dry-cleaned; dry-cleaning; dry-cleans
: to subject to dry cleaning
: to undergo dry cleaning
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Having your clothes professionally dry-cleaned requires two errands: one to drop off your garments and another to pick them up.
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Tessa Cooper, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025
Colors: 2 options | Care instructions: Hand-wash cold, line-dry, or dry-clean | Features: Hook-and-eye front closure, drawstring pants, pockets, monogrammable | Price: $$$
Open Edit cracked the code on silk pajamas that blur the lines between sleepwear and ready-to-wear.
—Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 22 Sep. 2025
Lovato also unveiled the album's cover, which has her standing nude in front of a blue screen, holding onto a pink dress in dry-clean wrapping to cover her nudity.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025
Meet The Experts Rick Rome is the CEO and founder of WashClub, an on-demand laundry and dry-cleaning service based in New York City.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
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Tessa Cooper, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025
Colors: 2 options | Care instructions: Hand-wash cold, line-dry, or dry-clean | Features: Hook-and-eye front closure, drawstring pants, pockets, monogrammable | Price: $$$
Open Edit cracked the code on silk pajamas that blur the lines between sleepwear and ready-to-wear.
—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
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“Dry-clean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dry-clean. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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