"drip-dry" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From drip + dry. Etymology templates: {{af|en|drip|dry}} drip + dry Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} drip-dry (not comparable)
  1. Made of a fabric that does not wrinkle when hung dripping wet for drying. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-drip-dry-en-adj-F3rHCiGW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 16 39

Noun

Forms: drip-dries [plural]
Etymology: From drip + dry. Etymology templates: {{af|en|drip|dry}} drip + dry Head templates: {{en-noun}} drip-dry (plural drip-dries)
  1. A clothing item that can be washed and drip-dried.
    Sense id: en-drip-dry-en-noun-ejTyyVi9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 16 39

Verb

Forms: drip-dries [present, singular, third-person], drip-drying [participle, present], drip-dried [participle, past], drip-dried [past]
Etymology: From drip + dry. Etymology templates: {{af|en|drip|dry}} drip + dry Head templates: {{en-verb}} drip-dry (third-person singular simple present drip-dries, present participle drip-drying, simple past and past participle drip-dried)
  1. To dry by hanging up wet.
    Sense id: en-drip-dry-en-verb-ylNMfN~h Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 16 39

Inflected forms

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