Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Made of a fabric that will not wrinkle when hung dripping wet for drying.
- intransitive verb To dry with no wrinkles when hung dripping wet.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective treated so as to be easily or quickly washed and dried and requiring little or no ironing; -- of clothing.
- adjective requiring no ironing; -- used of fabrics and clothing.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective made of a fabric that does not wrinkle when hung dripping wet for drying
- noun A cloth item that can be washed and drip-dried.
- verb dry by hanging up wet.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb dry by hanging up wet
- adjective used of fabrics that do not require ironing
- adjective treated so as to be easily or quickly washed and dried and requiring little or no ironing
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Examples
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As Mr. Adams dons trail clothes—"shirt with dozens of pockets, drip-dry pants that zip off into shorts, floppy hat with a cord pulled tight under the chin"—he realizes, too late, that he looks as though he is trick-or-treating as Ernest Hemingway.
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This is a world of baronial drip-dry tartan with a flat-pack bothy fit for murder and a ghost that oozes bloodily from a cardboard box, despite the bin-liner.
Macbeth, The Love for Three Oranges, Armida, A Midsummer Night's Dream
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One wonders what Jesus might say to these folk, gathered here in drip-dry short-sleeve shirts and pastel trousers, chatting amiably, sucking Tic Tacs, patiently awaiting Proof.
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Although of divine origins, always wash your golden fleece in lukewarm water with mild detergent after use and drip-dry.
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One wonders what Jesus might say to these folk, gathered here in drip-dry short-sleeve shirts and pastel trousers, chatting amiably, sucking Tic Tacs, patiently awaiting Proof.
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Although of divine origins, always wash your golden fleece in lukewarm water with mild detergent after use and drip-dry.
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One wonders what Jesus might say to these folk, gathered here in drip-dry short-sleeve shirts and pastel trousers, chatting amiably, sucking Tic Tacs, patiently awaiting Proof.
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One wonders what Jesus might say to these folk, gathered here in drip-dry short-sleeve shirts and pastel trousers, chatting amiably, sucking Tic Tacs, patiently awaiting Proof.
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It was a popular drip-dry model from the nineteen fifties that had been technically banned in the country for years.
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She had bought an amber necklace from the hotel souvenir shop, for a price that she assured me was a real bargain, and had put it right on over one of the exuberantly colored drip-dry polyester blouses that were the mainstay of her traveling wardrobe.
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