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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
Example sentences :
  • I suppose you've been sending things to the laundry, and—what do you do about your stockings?
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • They were taught gratis, and every week they helped with the laundry for the convent.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • There had been a strike of laundry girls which for a week was the talk of the town.
  • Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
  • Starch is made from it both for the laundry and for the manufacture of farina, dextrin, etc.
  • Extract from : « Storyology » by Benjamin Taylor
  • The only beauty about the house is in the laundry and gardens.
  • Extract from : « The Memoirs of Madame de Montespan, Complete » by Madame La Marquise De Montespan
  • She had sorted her laundry with several colored pieces to one side.
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
  • Everything around the laundry was slumbering, settled into sleep for the night.
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
  • Monsieur Marescot charged into the laundry demanding to be paid at once.
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
  • She could even see her own window while ironing at the laundry by just tilting her head to the side.
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
  • With the laundry steaming overhead you could almost imagine it was summer.
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola

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