drip-dryv.

/ˈdrɪpˈdrʌɪ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: drip v., dry v.

Etymology: < drip v. + dry v.

intransitive. Of certain synthetic or chemically treated fabrics: to dry when hung up to drip, without subsequently requiring wringing or ironing; also transitive, to dry (a garment, etc.) in this manner; also absol. Hence as adj., that will drip-dry; as n., such a garment or fabric. Also transferred and figurative.

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1916 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 16 July 3/5 (advt.) Do not wring or squeeze but hang to drip dry in the open air.]

1953 Woman 4 Apr. 34/3 With this permanently pleated nylon nightie..you just..rinse out, drip dry, and you don't even think of ironing.

1954 Sci. News Let. 16 Oct. 252/1 It will not shrink, fade or wrinkle and it drip-dries without pressing.

1956 World Tennis Sept. 51/2 Dacron shorts can be drip-dried.

1957 Woman 16 Nov. 25/3 Cottons and rayons with a special finish—that is ones that have been made crease-resistant, drip-dry or non-iron.

1958 Woman 22 Feb. 60/2 (advt.) The rayon which ‘drip-dries’ at least as well as the best ‘no-iron’ cottons.

1958 Sunday Express 23 Feb. 14/3 I wouldn't exchange the sweet scent of fresh ironing for all the drip-dry cottons from Manchester.

1959 Woman 4 Apr. 43/3 Drip-dries are usually resin-finished fabrics.

1959 C. MacInnes Absolute Beginners 42 Old Vern..is such a drip-dry drag that no one would ever take him for the male of the establishment.

1960 House & Garden Mar. 92/2 Plates will drip-dry without a smear.

1968 N.Y. Rev. Books 7 Nov. 3/2 His greying drip-dry shirts.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	drip-dry
释义	drip-dryv. /ˈdrɪpˈdrʌɪ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: drip v., dry v. Etymology: < drip v. + dry v. intransitive. Of certain synthetic or chemically treated fabrics: to dry when hung up to drip, without subsequently requiring wringing or ironing; also transitive, to dry (a garment, etc.) in this manner; also absol. Hence as adj., that will drip-dry; as n., such a garment or fabric. Also transferred and figurative. ΚΠ 1916 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 16 July 3/5 (advt.) Do not wring or squeeze but hang to drip dry in the open air.] 1953 Woman 4 Apr. 34/3 With this permanently pleated nylon nightie..you just..rinse out, drip dry, and you don't even think of ironing. 1954 Sci. News Let. 16 Oct. 252/1 It will not shrink, fade or wrinkle and it drip-dries without pressing. 1956 World Tennis Sept. 51/2 Dacron shorts can be drip-dried. 1957 Woman 16 Nov. 25/3 Cottons and rayons with a special finish—that is ones that have been made crease-resistant, drip-dry or non-iron. 1958 Woman 22 Feb. 60/2 (advt.) The rayon which ‘drip-dries’ at least as well as the best ‘no-iron’ cottons. 1958 Sunday Express 23 Feb. 14/3 I wouldn't exchange the sweet scent of fresh ironing for all the drip-dry cottons from Manchester. 1959 Woman 4 Apr. 43/3 Drip-dries are usually resin-finished fabrics. 1959 C. MacInnes Absolute Beginners 42 Old Vern..is such a drip-dry drag that no one would ever take him for the male of the establishment. 1960 House & Garden Mar. 92/2 Plates will drip-dry without a smear. 1968 N.Y. Rev. Books 7 Nov. 3/2 His greying drip-dry shirts. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < v.1953
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