Washing Clothes: Laundry & Launderette

Launderette:
a commercial establishment where the public can wash and dry their clothes using coin-operated machines Also called Laundromat.

Laundry:
1. a place where clothes and linen are washed and ironed
2. the clothes or linen washed and ironed
3. the act of laundering (= washing clothes)


Laundry basket:
a hamper (= a large basket) that holds dirty clothes to be washed or wet clothes to be dried

Laundry blue:
Dye-containing solution used to give a blue tint to laundry-yellowed white cottons and linens; usually contains Prussian blue.

Laundry detergent:
any of various detergents designed for use in a washing machine for clothing

Laundry symbols:
also called care symbols, are pictograms which represent different methods of washing, drying, dry-cleaning and ironing clothing.They are written on labels attached to clothing, to indicate how a particular item should best be cleaned. There are different standards for care labels for the different countries/regions of the world. Below there are links to three of the most common standards. In some standards, pictograms coexist or are complemented by written instructions. The Canadian system was formerly the most colorful one, using three colours - green for "go ahead", yellow for "be careful", and red for "stop". This system has been abandoned with the decision to move to a common international scheme.
External links
European/International symbols –
US care symbols
UK care symbols

Laundry truck:
van that picks up and delivers laundry:
"a laundry truck stops by every week"

Did you know?

A clotheshorse or clothes horse, sometimes called a clothes rack, drying horse, winterdyke, clothes maiden, drying rack, or airer, refers to a frame upon which clothes are hung after washing to enable them to dry. The frame is usually made of wood, metal or plastic.
There are many types of drying racks, including large, stationary outdoor racks, smaller, folding portable racks, and wall-mounted drying racks. A drying rack is similar in usage and function to a clothes line, and used in lieu of a clothes dryer. The name clothes horse was in use by 1800.
Clothes Horse may also refer to a person excessively or obsessively interested in clothes, often to a humorous extent. For example, a popular fashion blogger at http://theclothes.blogspot.com/ goes by the name theclotheshorse to show her obsession with clothes.