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  • adjective That has not been laundered.

Etymologies

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un- +‎ laundered

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Examples

  • All the darky's training came into play when his master was giving a dinner: what Madeira to decant, and what to leave in its jacket of dust, with its waistcoat of a label unlaundered for half a century; the temperature of the claret; the exact angle at which the Burgundy must be tilted and when it was to be opened -- and how -- especially the "how" -- the disturbing of a single grain of sediment being a capital offence; the final brandies, particularly that old Peach Brandy hidden in Tom Coston's father's cellar during the war of 1812, and sent to that gentleman as an especial "mark of my appreciation to my dear friend and kinsman, St. George Wilmot Temple," etc., etc. -- all this Todd knew to his finger ends.

    Kennedy Square Francis Hopkinson Smith 1876

  • It was just as well to hang the clothes out wet but unlaundered, which is what shed done.

    The Forgotten Garden Kate Morton 2009

  • It was just as well to hang the clothes out wet but unlaundered, which is what shed done.

    The Forgotten Garden Kate Morton 2009

  • It was just as well to hang the clothes out wet but unlaundered, which is what shed done.

    The Forgotten Garden Kate Morton 2009

  • It was just as well to hang the clothes out wet but unlaundered, which is what shed done.

    The Forgotten Garden Kate Morton 2009

  • It was just as well to hang the clothes out wet but unlaundered, which is what shed done.

    Kate Morton Ebook Collection Kate Morton 2008

  • They should also avoid sharing personal items such as unlaundered towels, clothing or uniforms and razors, "the spokesman said.

    Media Newswire 2008

  • She is always in greasy clown make-up, it is hot and she is sweaty, and she spends a lot of time pawing through or lying in piles of unlaundered costume parts.

    Review: “Clown Girl” by Monica Drake - Reading Local: Portland 2010

  • Missy walked in carrying a basket heaped with unlaundered clothes.

    The Ex 2009

  • Five sensory panelists sniffed the bags, with clean shirts and the unlaundered load as references.

    Does WIN "sport detergent" clean like a champ? 2009

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