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Synonyms for laundry
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : lawn-dree, lahn- |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɔn dri, ˈlɑn- |
Définition of laundry
Origin :- late 14c., "place for washing;" mid-15c. "act of washing," from Old French lavanderie, from Latin lavandaria, plural of lavandarium "things to be washed," from lavare "to wash" (see lave). As a verb, from 1880. Laundry list in figurative sense is from 1958.
- noun ironing
- I suppose you've been sending things to the laundry, and—what do you do about your stockings?
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- They were taught gratis, and every week they helped with the laundry for the convent.
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- There had been a strike of laundry girls which for a week was the talk of the town.
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- Starch is made from it both for the laundry and for the manufacture of farina, dextrin, etc.
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- The only beauty about the house is in the laundry and gardens.
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- She had sorted her laundry with several colored pieces to one side.
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- Everything around the laundry was slumbering, settled into sleep for the night.
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- Monsieur Marescot charged into the laundry demanding to be paid at once.
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- She could even see her own window while ironing at the laundry by just tilting her head to the side.
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- With the laundry steaming overhead you could almost imagine it was summer.
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