drip-dry

adj

Etymology

From drip + dry.

  1. derived from *dʰerǵʰ- — “strong, hard, solid
  2. inherited from *drūgiz — “hard, desiccated, dry
  3. inherited from *drūgijan
  4. inherited from drȳġan — “to dry
  5. inherited from drien
  6. derived from *dʰerǵʰ- — “to strengthen; become hard
  7. inherited from *drūgiz
  8. inherited from *drūgī
  9. inherited from drȳġe — “dry; parched, withered
  10. inherited from drye
  11. formed as drip-dry — “drip + dry

Definitions

  1. Made of a fabric that does not wrinkle when hung dripping wet for drying.

  2. A clothing item that can be washed and drip-dried.

  3. To dry by hanging up wet.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA