dry-clean

(drī′klēn′)

tr.v. dry-cleaned, dry-clean·ing, dry-cleans

To clean (clothing or fabrics) with chemical solvents that have little or no water.

dry cleaner n.

dry cleaning n.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

dry′ clean′er

1. a business that does dry cleaning.

2. the owner or operater of such a business.

[1895–1900]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

dry cleaner - the operator of dry-cleaning establishment

cleaner

market keeper, shopkeeper, storekeeper, tradesman - a merchant who owns or manages a shop

Translations

مَحَلُّ التَّنْظِيفِ الـجافّ

čistírna

renseri

chemische Reinigung

καθαριστήριο στεγνοκαθαριστήριο

tintorería

kuivapesula

pressing

kemijska čistonica

tintoria

ドライクリーニング屋

세탁소

stomerij

renseri

pralnia chemiczna

lavandaria a seco lavanderia a seco

химчистка

kemtvätteri

ร้านซักแห้ง

kuru temizleyici

hiệu giặt khô là hơi

干洗店

dry cleaner

→ مَحَلُّ التَّنْظِيفِ الـجافّ čistírna renseri chemische Reinigung καθαριστήριο tintorería kuivapesula pressing kemijska čistonica tintoria ドライクリーニング屋 세탁소 stomerij renseri pralnia chemiczna lavandaria a seco, lavanderia a seco химчистка kemtvätteri ร้านซักแห้ง kuru temizleyici hiệu giặt khô là hơi 干洗店

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

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