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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
washable
adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
machine washable
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ I always buy cotton clothes that are easily washable.
▪ Is the jacket washable?
▪ Let's have a look at the label on those trousers. Are they washable?
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ And the T-shirt's still washable.
▪ But while many rugs are advertised as machine washable, it isn't always that easy.
▪ Lacy white curtains fluttered at open windows, and washable slipcovers in white or pale shades covered the upholstery.
▪ Most of the garments are made in 100% cotton and are therefore practical and washable, as well as being highly fashionable.
▪ The plush padded cover is machine washable and there's a storage compartment for bottles and accessories.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Washable

Washable \Wash"a*ble\, a. Capable of being washed without damage to fabric or color.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
washable

1620s, from wash (v.) + -able. Related: Washables (n.), 1892.

Wiktionary
washable

a. capable of being washed without being damaged; especially by some method, for example ''machine-washable''

WordNet
washable

adj. capable of being washed without injury; "washable woolens"; "acrylic blankets are both warm and washable" [ant: nonwashable]

Usage examples of "washable".

Small boys are now going about in fear that the next discovery will be a washable neck.

I could tie their paws up in dinky little velvet bags, I could cover the floors with washable polythene, I could always carry a gun.

Inside was almost the same photo: me in tweed jacket, machine washable at number five trousers, cor-blimey hat and two-tone shoes, one of them resting on the chromium of an Alfa Spider convertible.

She had washed every washable piece of clothing and had made a pile of others to be dry-cleaned.

When she was satisfied that Colin was not in the house, Louise put her raincoat, which a label inside declared to be washable, in the washing-machine this house had one already fitted, so she was spared washing everything by hand, or making trips to a launderette as had often been her lot and ran a bath, in which she washed her hair, managing to keep her plastered arm out of the water, though it was awkward.

The outlines of the control room seemed to waver and run around him, like a sketch drawn in washable ink and placed under water.

English sheepdog and breasts like Space Hoppers asked me if I wished to purchase some washable hessian sanitary napkins!

Her maternity outfit was a pale gray washable silk, palazzo pants, a long tunic, with tricky buttons and flaps.

The outfit she wore was a black-and-white geometric print, a washable silk jacket over a long black tunic top, her long loose skirt brushing the tops of black suede boots.

Waterproof Papers -- Washable Drawing Papers -- Washable Card -- Washable Coloured Paper--Waterproof Millboard -- Sugar Paper.

Anna stepped away and feigned interest in the floor, a predictable washable tile, white crosshatched in gray.

At his destination he was met, not by Demi, but by a plump youth in a bulbous washable jacket, son of gatekeeper or gamekeeper.

Speaking of washables, we found everything but a dirty-clothes hamper.

He had simply smiled and pointed out that the blouse was dark enough not to show dirt and washable in the bargain.

The worldwide TV hook-up was minutes away and both were ready, wearing semiceremonial dress, old-style lounge suits with washable shirts.