washable
Americanadjective
noun
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Origin of washable
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Washable, breathable and odor-resistant Crocs are perfect gardening shoes, and can be found in the color of your favorite flower.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 27, 2021
Washable markers, from Crayola and Jot, tested negative.
From New York Times • Aug. 8, 2018
The Air Marker Sprayer comes with five Pip-Squeaks Washable Markers, 10 sheets of paper and two stencil sheets to get your child started.
From Time • Feb. 16, 2016
The bottle careens and thuds to the carpet, ink pours down over the skyscape, veiling Mrs. Smeath in Parker’s Washable Blue.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
To Set Colors in Washable Goods:—Soak them previous to washing in a water in which is allowed a tablespoonful of ox-gall to a gallon of water.
From The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) Cooking, Toilet and Household Recipes, Menus, Dinner-Giving, Table Etiquette, Care of the Sick, Health Suggestions, Facts Worth Knowing, Etc., Etc. The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home by Gillette, F. L. (Fanny Lemira)
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