• Machine-washable

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    Full definition of machine-washable

    Adjective

    machine-washable

    1. Capable of being washed in a washing machine without being damaged.
    2. (nonstandard) Dishwasher-safe.
      • 2007, Joyce Weinberg, The Everything Guide to Starting and Running a Catering Business, Everything Books, ISBN 1598693840, page 233Buy solid white dinner plates, bowls, and dessert/bread and butter plates. Choose machine-washable china that will not scratch or chip easily.
      • 1986, Gwen Conacher, Kitchen Sense for Disabled People, Routledge, ISBN 0709945124, page 53Modern dishwashers clean most pots, pans, china and cutlery.... Several china and cutlery manufacturers now indicate that their goods are machine-washable.
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