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dry cleaning
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
dry cleaning
(noun)
dry cleaning
noun
dry cleaning
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of DRY CLEANING
[
noncount
]
1
:
the process of cleaning cloth with special chemicals instead of water
Dry cleaning
is recommended.
a
dry-cleaning
shop [=a shop that does dry cleaning]
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2
:
clothing or cloth items that have been dry-cleaned
I can pick up the
dry cleaning
on my way home.
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