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  • n  a fabric treated to be easily washable and to require no ironing
  • s  treated so as to be easily or quickly washed and dried and requiring little or no ironing
    a wash-and-wear shirt

  • Hard-eyed Teamster Boss Jimmy Hoffa seems to get into and out of hot water almost as regularly as a wash-and-wear shirt.
  • Main resistance at first came from housewives, disillusioned by earlier wash-and-wear claims that fell flat.
  • But cottonmen are fighting back by developing goods with wash-and-wear finishes.
News & Articles

  • Pet of the Week: Mr. Crumpet the Chihuahua
    While we see many charming Chihuahua mixes at the Shelter, sometimes we also have the pleasure of meeting little pure-breed Chihuahuas like Mr. Crumpet, who really seem to have read all about what a true Chihuahua ought to be. Though he is delicate and sophisticated in form, he is big-hearted and ready to explore by your side. At just under three and a half pounds, with a short wash-and-wear ...
    Jan. 17, 2014 - Santa Cruz Sentinel
Quotes

  • Peter Greene in Hartford Courant
    He introduced clean lines and the 'wash-and-wear look,' said Green, who'd been with Sassoon for four years at the time. "Nobody else could do that. He put together a team to come to New York and open a salon on Madison Avenue."

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