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- verb Plural form of
dry-cleaner (alternative spelling ofdry cleaners ).
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Examples
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Slovaks shouldn't be asked to help rescue Greece, said Maria Cikhtova, who works at a small dry-cleaners in downtown Bratislava.
Slovak Official's Delay of Rescue Fund Vote Poses Problem for Euro Zone Gordon Fairclough 2011
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The fix-it-up work can be a trap, taking all one's time and leaving the grand ambitions sidelined, like a would-be fashion designer sewing hems and cuffs at the dry-cleaners.
The Real Guitar Hero of Rock 'n' Roll Eric Felten 2011
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Was it a dry-cleaners receipt stapled to the hem or collar of a newly pressed skirt or blouse?
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Yes, anyone who cares to take note: This isn't a trip to the dry-cleaners.
Plaisir d'Amour 2010
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Was it a dry-cleaners receipt stapled to the hem or collar of a newly pressed skirt or blouse?
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And it's scientists, it's engineers, it's computer programmers and it's dry-cleaners.
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Check to see if Uncle Edgar still hiring at the dry-cleaners...
Archive 2009-01-01 Brian Hughes 2009
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Check to see if Uncle Edgar still hiring at the dry-cleaners...
Krypto Fascist Brian Hughes 2009
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Harris suggests that in special cases--she occasionally needs a formal dress when traveling--it's OK to carry on a garment fresh from the dry-cleaners that's still on a hanger.
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The little restaurants, the dry-cleaners, the estate agents, the chemist—all waited, as though a bomb had gone off somewhere, leaving only young mums pushing prams.
Her Fearful Symmetry AUDREY NIFFENEGGER 2009
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