单词 | pre-wash |
释义 | pre-washn. A preliminary wash. Also: a program or setting for this in a washing machine or dishwasher. Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > [noun] > preliminary wash, soak, or rinse pre-wash1902 presoak1919 pre-rinse1924 1902 Times 16 June 6/6 One was in the pre-wash tank situated in the same building as the nitrator and separator. 1948 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald 4 June 16/3 A conveyer carries the dirty dishes through the pre-wash gadget. 1966 D. V. Davis New Domest. Encycl. iv. 131 If you have a fully-automatic washing machine, use the Pre-wash or Rinse programme. 1970 Which? May 143/2 The Bendix LTA had a pre-wash that could be included in the automatic cycle. 1991 Offshore Engineer Sept. 169 (advt.) No damage to bearings, seals or delicate substrates. Removes oil and grease without pre-wash. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). pre-washv. transitive. To wash (a thing) before some other procedure; spec. to wash (an item of clothing) before sale or packing. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing clothes and textile articles > wash clothes [verb (transitive)] > pre-wash pre-wash1926 1926 Appleton (Wisconsin) Post Crescent 30 Dec. 18/3 (advt.) Blendown, a wool-mixed outing flannel... Pre-washed, ready for use. 1953 Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 40 32/1 The solution was chromatographed on a No. 6 chromatographic column containing 25 cm. of 2/1 silicic acid-Celite (prewashed with 10 per cent acetone-90 percent benzene). 1993 Globe & Mail Rep. on Business Feb. 40/2 Forsyth would have to pre-wash a completed shirt before packaging it for shipping. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1902v.1926 |
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