preshrunk

[ pree-shruhngk ]

adjective

1. of or relating to a fabric or garment that has been subjected to a shrinking process in order to reduce contraction when the apparel is washed or laundered.

preshrunk

/ priːˈʃrʌŋk /

adjective

1. (of fabrics, garments, etc) having undergone a shrinking process during manufacture so that further shrinkage will not occur

Word History and Origins

Origin of preshrunk¹

First recorded in 1940–45; pre- + shrunk

Example Sentences

It has five work pockets too and comes preshrunk.

From Los Angeles Times

As if to rebut all the preshrunk philosophy and opinion-mongering, Ladies and Gentlemen, the Rolling Stones contains no interviews with pundits, no chats with enraptured audience members, no cinema verite lowdowns about what went on behind the scenes.

From Time Magazine Archive

He looks preshrunk, forlorn, anonymous, an obsequious undertaker in a tight black suit�except that dark eyes of mourning seem to have been burned into his head with a blowtorch.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last week Corning Glass Works of Corning, N. Y. announced a newer marvel which some day soon will make house wives grateful: preshrunk glass.

From Time Magazine Archive

Researchers at Corning put a dish of preshrunk glass on a cake of ice, then poured molten iron into the dish.

From Time Magazine Archive