Synonyms for laundry

Grammar : Noun

Spell : lawn-dree, lahn-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɔn dri, ˈlɑn-

wash
washing

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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