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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.

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

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.laundrylaundry - garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
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] nlavandería (= 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] nWäsche f;
(dirty) → (schmutzige) Wäsche;
(business) → Wäscherei f;
(room) → Waschküche f;
to do the laundry → (Wäsche) waschen
laundry [ˈlɔːndrɪ] nlavanderia (= clothes); biancheria;
to do the laundry → fare il bucato


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At the laundry I was suffering physical exhaustion again, and physical exhaustion that was not nearly so profound as that of the coal-shovelling.
The country boys came in from farms eight and ten miles away, and all the country girls were on the floor--Antonia and Lena and Tiny, and the Danish laundry girls and their friends.
And when a girl in the laundry set down a hot iron on my hand this afternoon I was all the way home making up that story about the Welsh rabbit.
 
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