Laundry \Laun"dry\, n.; pl. Laundries. [OE. lavendrie, OF.
lavanderie. See Launder.]
1. A laundering; a washing.
[1913 Webster]
2. A place or room where laundering is done; a laundry room.
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3. A business establishment where clothing is laundered for a
fee.
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4. A collection of items such as articles of clothing or bed
linens that need to be laundered, or have just been
laundered; as, put the dirty laundry in the basket and
take it downstairs; hang the laundry out to dry.
[PJC]
coin laundry A business establishment with washing and
drying machines operated by coins, where items such as
articles of clothing may be laundered and dried by the
customer.
[PJC]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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