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preshrunken

preshrunken is the past participle of preshrink.

Meaning of preshrink

Verb

preshrink (third-person singular simple present preshrinks, present participle preshrinking, simple past preshrank or preshrunk, past participle preshrunk or preshrunken)

  1. (transitive) To shrink in advance, before sale, in order to ensure better fit.

Questions about preshrunken

What is preshrunken the past participle of?
Preshrunken is the past participle of preshrink.

Words near preshrunken in the dictionary

  1. preshrank
  2. preshrink
  3. preshrinking
  4. preshrinks
  5. preshrunk
  6. preshrunken
  7. preshus
  8. presidaries
  9. presidary
  10. preside
  11. presided

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