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dry-cleaned — adjective cleaned with chemical solvents • Similar to: ↑clean … Useful english dictionary
Dry cleaning — (or dry cleaning) is any cleaning process for clothing and textiles using a chemical solvent other than water. The solvent used is typically tetrachloroethylene (perchloroethylene), abbreviated perc in the industry and dry cleaning fluid by the… … Wikipedia
dry-clean — dry cleans, dry cleaning, dry cleaned VERB: usu passive When things such as clothes are dry cleaned, they are cleaned with a liquid chemical rather than with water. [be V ed] Natural filled duvets must be dry cleaned by a professional … English dictionary
dry cleaner — dry cleaners 1) N COUNT A dry cleaner is someone who has a shop where things can be dry cleaned. 2) N COUNT A dry cleaner or a dry cleaner s is a shop where things can be dry cleaned … English dictionary
dry cleaner's — dry cleaner’s UK US noun [singular] [singular dry cleaner’s plural dry cleaner’s] a shop where you take your clothes to be dry cleaned Thesaurus: types of shophyponym washing, drying and ironing clothes … Useful english dictionary
dry-clean|a|ble — «DRY KLEE nuh buhl», adjective. that can be dry cleaned: »a dry cleanable sheepskin coat … Useful english dictionary
dry cleaner's — plural dry cleaner s n a shop where you can take clothes etc to be dry cleaned … Dictionary of contemporary English
dry cleaner's — noun singular a store where you take your clothes to be dry cleaned … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
dry-clean — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb Etymology: back formation from dry cleaning : to subject to dry cleaning * * * ˌdry ˈclean [dry clean dry cleans dry cleaned dry cleaning] … Useful english dictionary
dry cleaning — noun the act of cleaning (fabrics) with a solvent other than water • Derivationally related forms: ↑dry clean • Hypernyms: ↑cleaning, ↑cleansing, ↑cleanup * * * noun : the … Useful english dictionary
