preshrunk

American  

[pree-shruhngk] / priˈʃrʌŋk /

adjective

1. of or relating to a fabric or garment that has been subjected to a shrinking process in order to reduce contraction when the apparel is washed or laundered.

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preshrunk British  

/ priːˈʃrʌŋk /

adjective

1. (of fabrics, garments, etc) having undergone a shrinking process during manufacture so that further shrinkage will not occur

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Etymology

Origin of preshrunk

First recorded in 1940–45; pre- + shrunk

Example Sentences

It has five work pockets too and comes preshrunk.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2014

Researchers at Corning put a dish of preshrunk glass on a cake of ice, then poured molten iron into the dish.

From Time Magazine Archive

He looks preshrunk, forlorn, anonymous, an obsequious undertaker in a tight black suit�except that dark eyes of mourning seem to have been burned into his head with a blowtorch.

From Time Magazine Archive

The measure provides $3.36 billion for fiscal 1966, $100 million less than Lyndon Johnson's "preshrunk" request, but $13 million more than Congress gave last year.

From Time Magazine Archive

He sent up a "preshrunk" program of $3.4 billion, the lowest asking price in foreign aid's history.

From Time Magazine Archive