laundry [ laun·dry ]
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Noun (laundries)
1. Clothes and linen that need to be washed or that have been newly washed.
she went outside to hang some laundry on the line
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2. The action or process of washing clothes and linen.
cooking and laundry were undertaken by domestic staff
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3. A room in a house, hotel, or institution where clothes and linen can be washed and ironed.
He is an orderly and keeps the laundry room clean.
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4. A company washing and ironing clothes and linen commercially.
He said the students were not paying for a laundry service.
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Origin
1. Early 16th century contraction of Middle English lavendry, from Old French lavanderie, from lavandier ‘person who washes linen’ (see launder).

