dry cleaning
noun
1
: the cleansing of fabrics with substantially nonaqueous organic solvents
2
: something that is dry-cleaned
Examples of dry cleaning in a Sentence
I can pick up the dry cleaning on my way home.
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Rhine emphasizes that the film industry provides middle-class jobs with benefits to industry workers and brings work to various local vendors and indirect beneficiaries in the state, from dry cleaning services to florists.
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Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Oct. 2024
Machine washing is the ticket for some, whereas others (like The Company Store's top-selling Best Down Pillow) require dry cleaning.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2024
Having started his career in dry cleaning for clients including Disneyland Paris and the Moulin Rouge, Haouzi began collaborating with designers in the early 2000s after Jean-Claude Jitrois asked him to distress a pair of his signature stretch leather pants.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
For extremely delicate or old items, dry cleaning may be the only way to clean the item without damaging it.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2024
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Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Oct. 2024
Machine washing is the ticket for some, whereas others (like The Company Store's top-selling Best Down Pillow) require dry cleaning.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2024
Having started his career in dry cleaning for clients including Disneyland Paris and the Moulin Rouge, Haouzi began collaborating with designers in the early 2000s after Jean-Claude Jitrois asked him to distress a pair of his signature stretch leather pants.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
For extremely delicate or old items, dry cleaning may be the only way to clean the item without damaging it.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Dry cleaning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dry%20cleaning. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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