wash-and-wear
Example Sentences
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Based around her famous black bodysuit, which could be worn under skirts or trousers, it was a wash-and-wear coordinating wardrobe you could roll up into carry-on luggage and pull out uncreased at the other end.
From The Guardian • Jul. 1, 2015
Edith Flagg, 94, a fashion designer whose public-relations skills at introducing America to wash-and-wear knitted polyester made her a multimillionaire, died Aug. 13 in Los Angeles.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 23, 2014
The wash-and-wear hair was symbolic of a new freedom.
From New York Times • Oct. 15, 2012
The looseness and ease of the A-line shapes and wash-and-wear damp hair created an easy daytime look.
From New York Times • Sep. 26, 2010
Standing in the doorway waiting for me in his regulation Sanforized wash-and-wear khakis and pilot sunglasses, why, he very nearly almost looked handsome.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
