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laundry tab

laundry tab noun: on certain cloth diapers, a tab (usually made from Velcro itself) to which the Velcro straps of the diaper can be sticked (attached) during washing to prevent damaging the straps or hooking onto other pieces of clothing in the washing machine.

Noun

laundry tab (plural laundry tabs)

  1. On certain cloth diapers, a tab (usually made from Velcro itself) to which the Velcro straps of the diaper can be sticked (attached) during washing to prevent damaging the straps or hooking onto other pieces of clothing in the washing machine.
    • Locate the laundry tabs. Simply place a new laundry tab over [the] existing laundry tab. The new tab is slightly larger so this is easy. (I don't think it is worth ripping out the old one just sew one over top.)2010 September 27, Amanda Emerson, “How to Fix Bumgenius Diapers”, in Emerson family
    • I have to say, the changes to the design do mean that the V2 dries quicker than the V1, which is great. Do remember to do up the laundry tab, unless you want the nappy sticking to everything in the washing machine.2014 April 1, “REVIEW: Close Pop-in washable nappy”, in Pasta & Patchwork
    Synonyms:
    washing tab

Synonyms of laundry tab

Forms of laundry tab

plurallaundry tabs

Questions about laundry tab

What does laundry tab mean?
Laundry tab means on certain cloth diapers, a tab (usually made from Velcro itself) to which the Velcro straps of the diaper can be sticked (attached) during washing to prevent damaging the straps or hooking onto other pieces of clothing in the washing machine.
What part of speech is laundry tab?
Laundry tab is a noun.
What is the plural of laundry tab?
The plural of laundry tab is laundry tabs.

Words near laundry tab in the dictionary

  1. laundry soap
  2. laundry sour
  3. laundry sours
  4. laundry stove
  5. laundry stoves
  6. laundry tab
  7. laundry tabs
  8. laundry-mark
  9. laundry-marks
  10. laundryless
  11. laundrymaid

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