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wash-and-wear

wash-and-wear adjective: that requires no ironing after being washed and dried.

Adjective

wash-and-wear (not comparable)

  1. That requires no ironing after being washed and dried.
    • Darrell Johns […] sat across from him in his plaid Sears wash-and-wear jacket, fast approaching Ruffino's sotted state of slobbery.1981, Tom Cohan, Canary, page 319
  2. Not requiring styling or special tools; able to be washed and naturally air-dried.

Questions about wash-and-wear

What does wash-and-wear mean?
Wash-and-wear means that requires no ironing after being washed and dried.
What part of speech is wash-and-wear?
Wash-and-wear is an adjective.

Words near wash-and-wear in the dictionary

  1. wash up
  2. wash ups
  3. wash your sister sauce
  4. wash'd
  5. wash, rinse, repeat
  6. wash-and-wear
  7. wash-ball
  8. wash-balls
  9. wash-basin
  10. wash-basins
  11. wash-gilding

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