Wiktionary
vb. To clean clothes or other fabrics through a process that uses solvents and specialized equipment instead of using water.
WordNet
v. clean with chemical agents
Usage examples of "dry clean".
The boys put on dry clean clothes, which were exact replicas of the sopping clothes they were taking off.
Much against my will therefore, as the label specifically stated `dry clean only', I washed the raincoat thoroughly several times in my sink, hanging it from the picture rail to dry.
I found the dry clean end of the towel, and patted Merrick's face with it, and then the wounds, which were now completely clean and healed.
And shortly afterwards, when he had been dressed in dry clean clothes, the glowing-checked child was presented to his father as a peace offering.
At a very minimum she needed dry clean clothes, nourishing food, and warmth.