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preshrink

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[pree-shringk] / priˈʃrɪŋk /

verb (used with object)

preshrank, preshrunk, preshrunk, preshrunken, preshrinking

  1. to subject (textiles, garments, etc.) to a shrinking process before marketing to minimize subsequent shrinkage.

Etymology

Origin of preshrink

First recorded in 1935–40; pre- + shrink

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