wet wash

noun

1. laundry that has been washed but not dried or ironed. Compare dry wash ( def 1 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of wet wash¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

Toronto Wet Wash wanted $150: “This unit left here leaving unpaid their laundry account.”

From New York Times

Hadfield had been up to much of the same brilliantly creative stuff throughout his time in space, performing this live duet with Barenaked Ladies’ band member Ed Robertson, this irresistible demonstration of what happens when you wring out a wet wash cloth in a zero-g environment, and no shortage of stunning images of the Earth from space.

From Time

She always came quietly in and laid icy cold wet wash cloths over their faces, and informed them calmly, “Your tub is ready, girls; I’ve left my violet ammonia in there for you.”

From Project Gutenberg

Leslie Hore-Belisha, freed of the self-abasement expected of an Under-Secretary, has proved to be the sort of politician who could make screaming daily headlines running a wet wash laundry.

From Time Magazine Archive

The soaring stone columns and arches of St. Catherine's Church in Act I looked enduringly solid�a far cry from the standard productions in which they tend to flap and billow like a clothesline of wet wash.

From Time Magazine Archive