laundry
[ lawn-dree, lahn- ]
/ ˈlɔn dri, ˈlɑn- /
noun, plural laun·dries.
articles of clothing, linens, etc., that have been or are to be washed.
a business establishment where clothes, linens, etc., are laundered.
a room or area, as in a home or apartment building, reserved for doing the family wash.
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launder, launderette, laundress, laundrette, laundromat, laundry, laundry list, laundryman, laundrywoman, laura, lauraceous
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British Dictionary definitions for laundry
laundry
/ (ˈlɔːndrɪ) /
noun plural -dries
a place where clothes and linen are washed and ironed
the clothes or linen washed and ironed
the act of laundering
Word Origin for laundry
C16: changed from C14 lavendry; see launder
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Word Origin and History for laundry
laundry
late 14c., "place for washing;" mid-15c. "act of washing," from Old French lavanderie, from Latin lavandaria, plural of lavandarium "things to be washed," from lavare "to wash" (see lave). As a verb, from 1880. Laundry list in figurative sense is from 1958.
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Idioms and Phrases with laundry
laundry
see wash one's dirty linen (laundry).
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