dry cleaning

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.

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dry cleaner n.

dry cleaning n.

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dry′ clean′ing

n.

1. the cleaning of garments, fabrics, draperies, etc., with chemicals rather than with water.

2. garments and other items for such cleaning.

[1810–20]

dry′-clean′, v.t.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

dry cleaning - the act of cleaning (fabrics) with a solvent other than water cleaning, cleansing, cleanup - the act of making something clean; "he gave his shoes a good cleaning"

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