care label

American  

noun

1. a label attached to a garment or fabric giving the manufacturer's instructions for its care and cleaning.

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Etymology

Origin of care label

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

"At the moment, the best we could get to, which is commercially viable, is a woven label, like a wash care label."

From BBC • Feb. 29, 2024

Victoria Borland: Before you wash a microfiber blanket, read the care label and find out the fabric content.

From Washington Post • Oct. 11, 2021

At 21, she was the first investor in Kinship, a skin care label that’s about to hit shelves at hundreds of Ulta Beauty stores.

From New York Times • Aug. 18, 2020

Michele Sodi, a former Helmut Lang executive whom Ruby had brought in as a consultant, asked, “Should the care label say ‘Dry-clean only’ for everything?”

From The New Yorker • Sep. 2, 2019

Style number “JSH721HF”and manufacture date 11/2016 are printed on the sewn in care label inside the back of the caps.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 31, 2017