preshrinking

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• preshrink — /pree shringk /, v.t., preshrank or, often, preshrunk; preshrunk or preshrunken; preshrinking. to subject (textiles, garments, etc.) to a shrinking process before marketing to minimize subsequent shrinkage. [1935 40; PRE + SHRINK] * * * …   Universalium

• preshrink — [prē shriŋk′] vt. preshrank or preshrunk, preshrunk or preshrunken, preshrinking to shrink by a special process during manufacture so as to minimize further shrinkage in laundering or dry cleaning preshrunk adj …   English World dictionary