Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, or being fabric or a garment that has undergone shrinking during manufacture to minimize subsequent shrinkage.
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- verb Past participle of
preshrink
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Examples
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Nixon chose the latter, figuring, in Ehrlichman's words, that Moorer would from then on be a "preshrunk" admiral over whom Nixon could exert increased influence.
Nixon and the Chiefs 2002
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"He sure does," Nixon replied, confirming Ehrlichman's assessment that the President sought to use the Moorer-Radford affair as leverage with Moorer, his "preshrunk" admiral.
Nixon and the Chiefs 2002
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"He sure does," Nixon replied, confirming Ehrlichman's assessment that the President sought to use the Moorer-Radford affair as leverage with Moorer, his "preshrunk" admiral.
Nixon and the Chiefs 2002
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Nixon chose the latter, figuring, in Ehrlichman's words, that Moorer would from then on be a "preshrunk" admiral over whom Nixon could exert increased influence.
Nixon and the Chiefs 2002
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Printed on preshrunk, heavyweight 100% cotton shirts.
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Made of serge or preshrunk mohair in black, red or navy, it consisted of a knee-length skirt, a pair of bloomers and a tunic, or a combination type with skirt.
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The 5.6 oz., 100% preshrunk heavyweight cotton with contrasting raglan sleeves is ideal for cool and warm weather alike.
Top Cow Solicitations for July 2007 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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No, they certainly did NOT wash their skirts or dresses every time they wore them; this was a time period when a gown would be made up out of material that had NOT been preshrunk because how wasteful to wash something that wasn't dirty!
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Organza's good but if you have fusible to use up, it can be washed & preshrunk in hot water before cutting without the adhesive coming off.
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Unless treated or preshrunk to prevent it, woven cotton fabrics shrink modestly, and knitted cotton fabrics less modestly.
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milosrdenstvi commented on the word preshrunk
As used in "Charlotte's Web".
February 5, 2010
bilby commented on the word preshrunk
Support for preshrunk is diminishing.
February 5, 2010