Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
drip-dry \drip-dry\ adj.
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treated so as to be easily or quickly washed and dried and requiring little or no ironing; -- of clothing.
Syn: wash-and-wear.
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requiring no ironing; -- used of fabrics and clothing; as, drip-dry shirts for travel.
Syn: permanent-press.
Wiktionary
made of a fabric that does not wrinkle when hung dripping wet for drying n. A cloth item that can be washed and drip-dried. v
dry by hanging up wet.
WordNet
adj. treated so as to be easily or quickly washed and dried and requiring little or no ironing; "a wash-and-wear shirt" [syn: wash-and-wear]
used of fabrics that do not require ironing; "drip-dry shirts for travel" [syn: permanent-press]
v. dry by hanging up wet
Usage examples of "drip-dry".
He wore an anachronistic costume: white drip-dry shirt, jeans and laceless leather slippers.
So he went and bought himself a drip-dry green camisa, a pair of cheap grey pantalones, and a very light americana or jacket of fawn Moygashel.
The chromos hung lopsidedly where he'd left them, and the easel had Don's drip-dry socks hanging on it.