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Sanforized

Pronunciation: /ˈsanfərʌɪzd/

(also Sanforised)

Definition of Sanforized

adjective

North American trademark

(of cotton or other fabrics) pre-shrunk by a controlled compressive process; meeting certain standards of washing shrinkage.

Origin:

1930s: from the name of Sanford L. Cluett (1874–1968), the American inventor of the process

Sanforized in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Sanforized in the US English dictionary

Nearby words

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Sandy Hook
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Sanford, Edward Terry
Sanforized
sang
sang-de-boeuf
sangam
sangar
sangaree

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epithalamium

/ ˌɛpɪθəˈleɪmɪəm

noun

a song or poem celebrating a marriage …

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