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laundry mark

noun

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  1. An identifying marking, usually in coded form and handwritten in indelible ink on an…

    An identifying marking, usually in coded form and handwritten in indelible ink on an inconspicuous area of a garment, widely used until the mid-20th century as an organizing aid by merchants who cleaned and pressed clothing.

    • One of his shirt cuffs . . . bore a laundry mark, and the detectives finally located the laundry in this city.
    • The suit-case gave no clue. It contained one empty leather-covered flask and a pint bottle, also empty, a change of linen and some collars with the laundry mark, S. H.

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