damp-dry

American  

[damp-drahy, -drahy] / ˈdæmpˈdraɪ, -ˌdraɪ /

verb (used without object)

damp-dried, damp-drying

1. (of laundry) to dry partially so that some moisture remains, as for ease in ironing.

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verb (used with object)

damp-dried, damp-drying

1. to cause (laundry) to damp-dry.

adjective

1. of or relating to laundry so dried.

Etymology

Origin of damp-dry

First recorded in 1955–60