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drip-dry
(drip-dry)
adjective
(of a fabric or garment) capable of drying without creasing when hung up after washing:
drip-dry shirts
verb
[
no object
]
(of fabric or a garment) become dry without forming creases when hung up after washing:
the pleats will drip-dry and stay in
[
with object
]
dry (fabric or a garment) without creases by hanging it up:
it’s easy to wash and simple to drip-dry
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