stay-dry
stay-dry adjective: of a fabric, permeable (referring to a material that allows liquid to wick through).
Adjective
stay-dry (not comparable)
- Of a fabric, permeable (referring to a material that allows liquid to wick through).
- Pampers keep baby bottoms drier because they have a special stay-dry lining next to baby's skin. Moisture goes through it and is trapped in the absorbent layers below.1971 December 17, Procter & Gamble, “[Advertisement]”, in Thomas Griffith, editor, Life, Children Special Double Issue edition, page 69
- Disposable bed and chair pads are also available to protect furniture. A range of reusable products is also available. These usually have an absorbent layer sandwiched between a stay-dry layer and a waterproof layer to prevent leaking.2009, Gabrielle Koutoukidis, Kate Stainton, editor, Tabbner's Nursing Care: Theory and Practice, Elsevier Australia, →ISBN, page 539
Forms of stay-dry
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Origin of stay-dry
Contraction of stay + dry, because the material does not absorb any liquid.
Questions about stay-dry
- What does stay-dry mean?
- Stay-dry means of a fabric, permeable (referring to a material that allows liquid to wick through).
- What part of speech is stay-dry?
- Stay-dry is an adjective.
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