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spot-clean en · VERB
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To clean only those parts that are soiled, rather than cleaning the entire thing, area, etc.
“You can ruin the cloth if you try to spot-clean it,” warns Susan Fritz, co-owner of Denver Doll Hospital, a doll-cleaning and restoration business.
1999, Jeff Bredenberg, Clean It Fast, Clean It Right, page 151:If you need to spot-clean a dryclean-only fabric, try using Energine Cleaning Fluid, available at grocery and hardware stores.
2002, Linda Cobb, The Queen of Clean's Complete Cleaning Guide:To spot-clean, you can either use a dry-cleaning solution or a very mild, nonperfumed soap or Woolite and water.
2011, Mark Montano, Carly Sommerstein, Window Treatments and Slipcovers For Dummies, page 68:
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