roughdried

Dried without smoothing

Roughdried describes laundry that has been washed and dried but not ironed or pressed: The shirts came back roughdried and wrinkled.

The term belongs to laundry services that offer different levels of finishing.

As a verb form, roughdry means to dry without smoothing: She roughdried the linens to save time.

laundry

clothesline

Cord for air-drying laundry

breeze · outdoors · backyard · linen · garments · shirts · towels · sheets · washday · flapping

texture

stiff

Not easily bent

uneven · wrinkled · crinkled · rigid · harsh · abrasive · unyielding · brittle · creased · puckered

process

washing

Cleaning with liquid

sorting · tumbling · fluffing · bleaching · starching · spinning · rinse · cycle · agitating · detergent

Opposites
fabric finishing

roughdriedironed

Smoothed with heat

pressed · starched · smoothed · wrinkle-free · crisp

Family

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Familiarity
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Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G