Definition
浆洗 is a traditional laundry technique that involves washing clothes and then starching them to make them stiff and crisp. It was common before modern fabric softeners and is still used for certain garments like shirts, collars, or traditional Chinese clothing to give them a neat, pressed look.
v.
to wash and starch (clothes, fabric)
Examples
- 浆洗。Nǎinai xǐhuan yòng chuántǒng fāngfǎ jiāng yīfu.Grandma likes to wash and starch clothes using traditional methods.
- 浆洗。Zhè jiàn chènshān xūyào jiāng yíxià cáinéng chuān.This shirt needs to be washed and starched before it can be worn.
- 浆洗。Yǐqián rénmen jīngcháng jiāng bèidān hé zhuōbù.In the past, people often washed and starched sheets and tablecloths.
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