drip-dry

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English

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Etymology

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From drip +‎ dry.

Adjective

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drip-dry (not comparable)

  1. Made of a fabric that does not wrinkle when hung dripping wet for drying.

Noun

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drip-dry (plural drip-dries)

  1. A clothing item that can be washed and drip-dried.

Verb

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drip-dry (third-person singular simple present drip-dries, present participle drip-drying, simple past and past participle drip-dried)

  1. To dry by hanging up wet.