laundry
pronunciation
How to pronounce laundry in British English:
UK [ˈlɔːndri]
How to pronounce laundry in American English:
US [ˈlɑːndri]
-
- Noun:
- garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
- workplace where clothes are washed and ironed
Word Origin
- laundry
- laundry: [16] Although it is better disguised than most of its relatives, laundry is one of a large family of English words derived from Latin lavāre ‘wash’ (see LAVATORY). It is a contraction of an earlier lavendry, which came via Old French lavanderie from Latin lavandārium ‘things to be washed’. By the time it reached English it had also acquired the meaning ‘place where things are washed’.=> lavatory
- laundry (n.)
- late 14c., "place for washing;" mid-15c. "act of washing," from Old French lavanderie, from Latin lavandaria, plural of lavandarium "things to be washed," from lavare "to wash" (see lave). As a verb, from 1880. Laundry list in figurative sense is from 1958.
Example
- 1. Don 't pay attention to the laundry , or preparing dinner , or wiping the counters .
- 2. Then there are cleaners and laundry services who will clean your home and clothes for you .
- 3. A laundry detergent called vizir has become poland 's number one .
- 4. Write down appointment times , when to pick up the laundry , when library books are due , etc.
- 5. In addition to considering proximity to classes , transportation , entertainment and laundry , don 't forget safety .