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WASH-AND-WEAR

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• WASH-AND-WEAR (noun)
The noun WASH-AND-WEAR has 1 sense:

1. a fabric treated to be easily washable and to require no ironing

Familiarity information: WASH-AND-WEAR used as a noun is very rare.

• WASH-AND-WEAR (adjective)
The adjective WASH-AND-WEAR has 1 sense:

1. treated so as to be easily or quickly washed and dried and requiring little or no ironing

Familiarity information: WASH-AND-WEAR used as an adjective is very rare.

• WASH-AND-WEAR (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A fabric treated to be easily washable and to require no ironing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

wash-and-wear; wash-and-wear fabric

Hypernyms ("wash-and-wear" is a kind of...):

cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)

• WASH-AND-WEAR (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Treated so as to be easily or quickly washed and dried and requiring little or no ironing

Synonyms:

drip-dry; wash-and-wear

Context example:

a wash-and-wear shirt

Similar:

washable (capable of being washed without injury)

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