Wiktionary
alt. (present participle of dry clean English) n. The process of cleaning clothes and other fabrics without using water, instead using solvents and specialized equipment. vb. (present participle of dry clean English)
WordNet
n. the act of cleaning (fabrics) with a solvent other than water
Wikipedia
Dry cleaning is any cleaning process for clothing and textiles using a chemical solvent other than water. It is used to clean fabrics that degrade in water, and delicate fabrics that cannot withstand the rough and tumble of a washing machine and clothes dryer. It can eliminate labor-intensive hand washing.
The solvent used is typically toxic tetrachloroethylene (perchloroethylene), which the industry calls PCE. PCE is the most widely used solvent across the world, although new solvents have become more popular in the United States and Europe, including hydrocarbons, Green Earth, and Solvon K4.
Dry Cleaning is a 1997 French drama film directed by Anne Fontaine and written by Fontaine and Gilles Taurand. The film won the Golden Osella for Best Screenplay at the 54th Venice International Film Festival.
Usage examples of "dry cleaning".
When you were inside one, you looked like somebody's dry cleaning, in a plastic wrapper.