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washable, a. (n.)|ˈwɒʃəb(ə)l|
[f. wash v. + -able.]
†1. That can be used for washing, with which one can wash. Obs. rare—1.
1623J. Wodroephe Spared Hours of Soldier 247 On dit..que l'eau est nauigable, beuuable & lauable... Men say..that Water is both nauigable, drinkable & washable.
2. a. That can be washed without damage to texture or colour.
1821Blackw. Mag. X. 562 Pocket-handkerchiefs were quite abandoned,..yea, most things washable. 1838Dickens O. Twist xxxvii, Like washable beaver hats that improve with rain, his nerves were rendered stouter and more vigorous by showers of tears. 1839Civil Engin. & Arch. Jrnl. II. 141/2 Washable paper hangings. 1887Eng. Illustr. Mag. May 546 Everything was planned so as to be readily washable and brushable.
b. washable distemper.
1894Country Gentlemen's Catal. p. v (Advt.), Taylor's Washable Distemper, in all tints. 1926F. M. Ford Man could stand Up i. ii. 27 Washable distemper was not like the poor—always with you. 1939Archit. Rev. LXXXV. 158 (caption) Washable distempers.
c. n. pl. Articles of clothing that may be washed without being damaged.
1951in M. McLuhan Mech. Bride (1967) 95 Colors perk up—brighten up—when you suds your washables in Ivory Flakes. 1973Philadelphia Inquirer 7 Oct. 6 (Advt.), Our lovable washables in Arnel triacetate/nylon pretty with satin piping and bow.
3. Exposed to the washing of the waves.
1878Smiles Robt. Dick v. 44 The sea dashes in through the washable rocks, and drives up in clouds of vapour far inland. |