LAUNDERING
laundering
(noun) washing clothes and bed linens
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
laundering
present participle of launder
Noun
laundering (plural launderings)
The act, or occupation, of one who launders; washing and ironing.
Source: Wiktionary
Laun"der*ing, n.
Definition: The act, or occupation, of one who launders; washing and ironing.
LAUNDER
Laun"der, n. Etym: [Contracted fr. OE. lavender, F. lavandière, LL. lavandena, from L. lavare to wash. See Lave.]
1. A washerwoman. [Obs.]
2. (Mining)
Definition: A trough used by miners to receive the powdered ore from the box where it is beaten, or for carrying water to the stamps, or other apparatus, for comminuting, or sorting, the ore.
Laun"der, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Laundered; p. pr. & vb. n. Laundering.]
1. To wash, as clothes; to wash, and to smooth with a flatiron or mangle; to wash and iron; as, to launder shirts.
2. To lave; to wet. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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