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WASH-AND-WEAR

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A fabric treated to be easily washable and to require no ironing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("wash-and-wear" is a kind of...):

cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)

Derivation:

wash-and-wear (treated so as to be easily or quickly washed and dried and requiring little or no ironing)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Treated so as to be easily or quickly washed and dried and requiring little or no ironing

Example:

a wash-and-wear shirt

Synonyms:

drip-dry; wash-and-wear

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

washable (capable of being washed without injury)

Derivation:

wash-and-wear (a fabric treated to be easily washable and to require no ironing)

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