laundry
laundry
(pl. -ies)
(pl. -ies)
- [mass noun]clothes and linen that need to be washed or that have been newly washed
脏衣物；洗好的衣物
piles of dirty laundry.
成堆的脏衣物。
■the action or process of washing such items
洗衣
cooking and laundry were undertaken by domestic staff.
做饭和洗衣由佣人来做。 - a room in a house, hotel, or institution where clothes and linen can be washed and ironed
洗衣房
■a firm washing and ironing clothes and linen commercially
洗衣店
- early 16th cent.: contraction of Middle English lavendry, from Old French lavanderie, from lavandier 'person who washes linen' (see launder)
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