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dry cleaning

noun

  1. the cleaning of garments, fabrics, draperies, etc., with any of various chemicals rather than water.
  2. garments for cleaning in this way.


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Other Words From

  • dry-cleaning adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dry cleaning1

First recorded in 1810–20
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Example Sentences

She was born to Chinese immigrant parents in San Francisco, where the family lived behind their dry cleaning business.

Particulars: Yee, 66, was born to Chinese immigrant parents and grew up in San Francisco, where the family lived in a one-room apartment behind their dry cleaning business.

Sometimes you don’t even need safety pins, and after dry cleaning, it stays on still sticky.

“This contamination from the dry cleaning fluids is potentially much deeper, long-term and pervasive than what this investigation will establish,” said Michael Hayden, president of the Lincoln Heights Community Coalition.

The authors of the new study, who include Borghammer, argue that inhalation of certain pesticides, common dry cleaning chemicals, and air pollution predispose to a brain-first model of the disease.

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