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machine-washable en · ADJ

Meanings

  1. Capable of being washed in a washing machine without being damaged.
  2. (nonstandard) Dishwasher-safe.
    • Modern dishwashers clean most pots, pans, china and cutlery[…]. Several china and cutlery manufacturers now indicate that their goods are machine-washable. 1986, Gwen Conacher, Kitchen Sense for Disabled People, Routledge,, →ISBN, page 53:
    • Buy solid white dinner plates, bowls, and dessert/bread and butter plates. Choose machine-washable china that will not scratch or chip easily. 2007, Joyce Weinberg, The Everything Guide to Starting and Running a Catering Business, Everything Books,, →ISBN, page 233:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
more machine-washable Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most machine-washable Degree=Sup lexicographic
machine washable alternative lexicographic

Coordinates

hand-washable

Translations (2)

fi konepestävä (capable of being washed in a washing machine) · cmn 機洗 /机洗 (capable of being washed in a washing machine)