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laundry

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laun·​dry | \ ˈlȯn-drē How to pronounce laundry (audio) , ˈlän- \
plural laundries

Definition of laundry

1a : a room for doing the family wash
b : a commercial laundering establishment
2 : clothes or linens that have been or are to be laundered

Examples of laundry in a Sentence

There's a pile of dirty laundry in the laundry basket. The patients' sheets are sent regularly to the hospital laundry.
Recent Examples on the Web The Northern Kentucky Emergency Shelter in Covington will move to a building on West 13th Street later this year that includes space for a medical clinic, lockers and laundry services. — USA TODAY, "MLK, robot unemployment, Python Bowl: News from around our 50 states," 14 Jan. 2020 The home’s original laundry porch was another relic of Victorian-era living. — David Nash, House Beautiful, "Inside the Colorful Home of CW Stockwell Owner Katy Polsby," 30 Dec. 2019 There was laundry scattered around, just like at her house. — Time, "How Bali Bombing Widow and Bomber's Brother Became Friends," 30 Dec. 2019 There was laundry scattered around, just like at her house. — Washington Post, "Bali bombers’ brother, bomb widow become friends, seek peace," 29 Dec. 2019 The pair turned a rundown laundry in what was once a ragged stretch of the Cass Corridor into one of Detroit's most heralded and most copied restaurants. — Mark Kurlyandchik, Detroit Free Press, "These 12 restaurants defined the past decade of dining in metro Detroit," 24 Dec. 2019 Make laundry less of a chore with these impressive cleaners that consistently top our Cleaning Lab tests. — The Good Housekeeping Institute, Good Housekeeping, "GH Seal Spotlight: Tide Detergents," 13 Dec. 2019 The couple also run a non-profit which collects hygiene supplies and helps poor people do laundry. — Amanda Jackson, CNN, "When a coffee shop owner went into hospice, a competitor worked there for free to keep it open," 13 Dec. 2019 After running out of clean shirts, Volcker asked Syron to find out how much their hotel was charging for laundry. — BostonGlobe.com, "Inflation is no longer a scourge. Thank Paul Volcker - The Boston Globe," 11 Dec. 2019

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First Known Use of laundry

1577, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of laundry was in 1577

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22 Jan 2020

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“Laundry.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laundry. Accessed 24 January 2020.

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More Definitions for laundry

laundry

noun
How to pronounce laundry (audio)

English Language Learners Definition of laundry

: clothes, towels, sheets, etc., that need to be washed or that have been washed
: a business or place where clothes, towels, sheets, etc., are washed and dried

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laundry

noun
laun·​dry | \ ˈlȯn-drē How to pronounce laundry (audio) \
plural laundries

Kids Definition of laundry

1 : clothes or household linens that need to be washed or that have been washed
2 : a place where clothes and household linens are washed and dried

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