Antonyms for unlaundered

Grammar : Adj

Spell : lawn-der, lahn-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɔn dər, ˈlɑn-

Definition of unlaundered

Origin : 1660s, "to wash linen," from noun launder "one who washes" (especially linen), mid-15c., a contraction of lavender, from Old French lavandier "washer, launderer," from Medieval Latin lavandaria "a washer," ultimately from Latin lavare "to wash" (see lave). Criminal banking sense first recorded 1961, from notion of making dirty money seem clean; brought to widespread use during U.S. Watergate scandal, 1973. Related: Laundered; laundering.

As in uncleanly : adj dirty
As in dirty : adj soiled, unclean

Example sentences :

Her return soon brought its own explanation, however, for upon her old head she bore a huge bundle of unlaundered clothing.
Extract from : « Solomon Crow's Christmas Pockets and Other Tales » by Ruth McEnery Stuart

In the days of Spion Kop the Boer was an unlaundered savage, fit only to be a target for pig-stickers.
Extract from : « The Open Secret of Ireland » by T. M. Kettle

His Byronic collar was soft and untidy, and his shirt was unlaundered, but his clothes were scrupulously clean.
Extract from : « Stevensoniana » by Various

You can get for thirty-nine cents an unlaundered white shirt which is excellent.
Extract from : « The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 1 » by Various

Synonyms for unlaundered

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