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  • noun The property of being washable.

Etymologies

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wash +‎ -ability

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Examples

  • By maker, Sanyo was most often chosen on price (and price alone!), Braun on brand, and Panasonic on water washability.

    Average Japanese home’s electricity consumption 2009

  • Green Wise certification also prohibits other hazardous substances, including formaldehyde and methylene chloride, and includes a test for washability.

    Q&A: What does the Green Wise logo on paint cans indicate? 2010

  • Green Wise certification also prohibits other hazardous substances, including formaldehyde and methylene chloride, and includes a test for washability.

    Q&A: What does the Green Wise logo on paint cans indicate? 2010

  • Riding the bicycles on the beach and the gravel roads demand footware with the attribute of well ventilated rugged washability.

    SWEATblog: March 2009 Archives 2009

  • Riding the bicycles on the beach and the gravel roads demand footware with the attribute of well ventilated rugged washability.

    SWEATblog: Gear List redux: Desert Island Wish List 2009

  • I've got quite a wool collection, but there's a washability issue.

    First Prize! - A Dress A Day 2007

  • Yup, sure it`s an acrylic blend, but given that my kids tend to wear sweaters for messing around on the edge of rugby fields or campsites, the machine washability of it is a real plus.

    Knitting!!??? Spinningfishwife 2006

  • Yup, sure it`s an acrylic blend, but given that my kids tend to wear sweaters for messing around on the edge of rugby fields or campsites, the machine washability of it is a real plus.

    Archive 2006-09-01 Spinningfishwife 2006

  • All drapers have to be, or else they could never have the faith they show in the beauty, washability, and unfading excellence of the goods they sell you.

    The Wheels of Chance: a bicycling idyll Herbert George 2006

  • Read care labels on curtains and draperies carefully, or consult your retailer at the time you buy as to their washability or dry-cleanability.

    HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005

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