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launder /lönˈdər/ transitive verb- To wash and iron (clothes, etc)
- To clean or cleanse generally (figurative)
- To alter (something suspect or unacceptable) so as to improve it, often illicitly
- To handle (the transfer of money, goods, etc or the movement of people) in such a way that the identity or illegality of the source, the illegality of the transfer, or the identity or criminality of the people remains undetected (informal)
intransitive verb- To wash and iron clothes, etc
- To be able to be laundered
noun- A washerwoman or washerman (obsolete)
- A trough for conveying water
ORIGIN: ME lavander, from OFr lavandier, from L lavandārius, from the gerundive of lavāre to wash launˈderer noun launˈdress noun A woman who washes and irons clothes launˈdry noun - A place where clothes, etc are washed and ironed
- Clothes, etc for or from the laundry
- A collection of articles for washing or that have been washed
laundry list noun - A list of items to be laundered
- A list of items or matters to be achieved, produced, dealt with, prevented, etc (figurative)
launˈdry-maid noun launˈdryman or launˈdrywoman noun - A worker in a laundry
- A person who runs a laundry
- A person who collects and delivers laundry
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