preshrink

American  

[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.

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Etymology

Origin of preshrink

First recorded in 1935–40; pre- + shrink

Example Sentences

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preshrinking preshrunk

Another finisher, Yates Bleachery Company, in Flintstone, Ga., would handle the crucial step of preshrinking.

From New York Times ● Nov. 28, 2018

By preshrinking his foreign aid bill to a relatively modest $3.5 billion, he wound up with more money than Congress had given for the previous year's program, though Kennedy had requested $1 billion more.

From Time Magazine Archive

It has five work pockets too and comes preshrunk.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2014

He sent up a "preshrunk" program of $3.4 billion, the lowest asking price in foreign aid's history.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last week Corning Glass Works of Corning, N. Y. announced a newer marvel which some day soon will make house wives grateful: preshrunk glass.

From Time Magazine Archive

The measure provides $3.36 billion for fiscal 1966, $100 million less than Lyndon Johnson's "preshrunk" request, but $13 million more than Congress gave last year.

From Time Magazine Archive

Researchers at Corning put a dish of preshrunk glass on a cake of ice, then poured molten iron into the dish.

From Time Magazine Archive