laundry

Definitions


[ˈlɔːndri], (Noun)

Definitions:
- clothes and linen that need to be washed or that have been newly washed
(e.g: she went outside to hang some laundry on the line)

- a room in a house, hotel, or institution where clothes and linen can be washed and ironed
(e.g: the pathology department was in the hospital basement, next to the laundry)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 16th century: contraction of Middle English lavendry, from Old French lavanderie, from lavandier ‘person who washes linen’ (see launder)




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