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drip-dry [adjective, noun drip-drahy; verb drip-drahy, -drahy] WORD ORIGIN adjective wash-and-wear. verb (used without object), drip-dried, drip-dry·ing. (of a cloth item) to dry into a desired form and shape when hung dripping wet after washing. verb (used with object), drip-dried, drip-dry·ing. to hang (a cloth item) after washing while it is dripping wet and allow it to dry, especially in anticipation of its assuming its desired form and shape during the drying process. noun, plural drip-dries. a garment or other cloth item that can be washed and drip-dried. SEE MORE DEFINITIONSSEE FEWER DEFINITIONS Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of drip-dry First recorded in 1950–55 Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 British Dictionary definitions for drip-dry drip-dry adjective designating clothing or a fabric that will dry relatively free of creases if hung up when wet verb -dries, -drying or -dried to dry or become dry thus Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
