单词 | boil-wash |
释义 | boil-washv. Chiefly British. transitive. To wash (clothes, linen, etc.) in a washing machine using very hot or near-boiling water. Also occasionally intransitive with passive meaning. ΚΠ 1955 Bridgeport (Connecticut) Telegram 11 Jan. 21 (advt.) Keep-Dri rubber sheet. Flannelette on each side. Can boil-wash. 1990 Ideal Home Apr. 86/1 Briefs can be boil-washed..without losing their shape. 2003 Belfast News Let. (Nexis) 23 Sept. 16 It is..recommended that dishcloths and tea towels are boil washed..to prevent cross contamination. 2006 Gloucester Citizen (Nexis) 23 May 18 [He] also has some advice for those who regularly boil wash bedding to rid it of dust mites. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.1955 |
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