rough-dry

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ruf′drī′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
rough-dry  (ruf′drī′),USA pronunciation v., -dried, -dry•ing, adj. 
v.t. 
  1. to dry (laundry) after washing, without smoothing, ironing, etc.

adj. 
  1. (of laundered clothes, sheets, etc.) dried but not ironed.
Also, rough′dry′. 
  • 1830–40

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
rough-dry adj
  1. (of clothes or linen) dried ready for pressing
 vb ( -dries, -drying, -dried)
  1. (transitive) to dry (clothes or linen) without smoothing or pressing
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