laundry (redirected from laundries)

laun·dry  (lôndr, län-)

n. pl. laun·dries

1. Soiled or laundered clothes and linens; wash.

2.

a. A commercial establishment for laundering clothes or linens.

b. A room or an area, as in a house, for doing the wash.

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[Middle English lavendrye, laundry, from Old French lavanderie, from lavandier; see launder.]

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laundry

Noun

pl -dries

1. the clothes or linen to be laundered or that have been laundered

2. a place where clothes and linen are washed and ironed

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	laundry - garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering washables, washing, wash garment - an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk" household linen, white goods - drygoods for household use that are typically made of white cloth
	2.	laundry - workplace where clothes are washed and ironed launderette, Laundromat - a self-service laundry (service mark Laundromat) where coin-operated washing machines are available to individual customers washhouse - a building or outbuilding where laundry is done workplace, work - a place where work is done; "he arrived at work early today"

Translations

laundry [ˈlɔːndrɪ] n → lavandería (= clothes); ropa sucia;

to do the laundry → hacer la colada

laundry [ˈlɔːndrɪ] n (= clothes) → linge m (= business); blanchisserie f (= room); buanderie f;

to do the laundry → faire la lessive

laundry [ˈlɔːndrɪ] n → Wäsche f;

(dirty) → (schmutzige) Wäsche;

(business) → Wäscherei f;

(room) → Waschküche f;

to do the laundry → (Wäsche) waschen

laundry [ˈlɔːndrɪ] n → lavanderia (= clothes); biancheria;

to do the laundry → fare il bucato