dry cleaning
noun
1
: the cleansing of fabrics with substantially nonaqueous organic solvents
2
: something that is dry-cleaned
Examples of dry cleaning in a Sentence
I can pick up the dry cleaning on my way home.
Recent Examples on the Web
For extremely delicate or old items, dry cleaning may be the only way to clean the item without damaging it.
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Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2024
There are even eco-friendly fabrics, such as Mango’s fluid, lyocell version, to round out the mix, which doesn’t require dry cleaning—simply wash and hang dry.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2024
She was born to Chinese immigrant parents in San Francisco, where the family lived behind their dry cleaning business.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2024
Putting an item through the spin cycle of a washing machine or tumbling it in a hot dryer instead of hand-washing, air drying, or dry cleaning as advised can cause fabric fibers to prematurely break off and pill.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2024
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Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2024
There are even eco-friendly fabrics, such as Mango’s fluid, lyocell version, to round out the mix, which doesn’t require dry cleaning—simply wash and hang dry.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2024
She was born to Chinese immigrant parents in San Francisco, where the family lived behind their dry cleaning business.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2024
Putting an item through the spin cycle of a washing machine or tumbling it in a hot dryer instead of hand-washing, air drying, or dry cleaning as advised can cause fabric fibers to prematurely break off and pill.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2024
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“Dry cleaning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dry%20cleaning. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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