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Surely these women won't lose any more of their beauty and charm by putting a ballot in a ballot box once a year than they are likely to lose standing in foundries or laundries all year round. There is no harder contest than the contest for bread, let me tell you that.
Rose Schneiderman

Meaning of "laundries" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LAUNDRIES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LAUNDRIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Laundries is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LAUNDRIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

laundries

Laundry

Laundry is the washing of clothing and linens. Laundry processes are often done in a business, room or area in a home or apartment building, reserved for that purpose; this is also sometimes referred to as a laundry. The material that is being washed, or has been laundered is also generally referred to as laundry.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LAUNDRIES

launching pad
launching vehicle
laund
launder
launderer
Launderette
laundering
laundress
laundrette
Laundromat
laundry
laundry basket
laundry list
laundry mark
laundry van
laundry worker
laundryman
laundrymen
laundrywoman
laundrywomen

WORDS THAT END LIKE LAUNDRIES

accessories
air-dries
blow-dries
categories
countries
dries
drip-dries
entries
foundries
freeze-dries
galleries
heraldries
industries
memories
queries
rough-dries
series
spin-dries
sundries
tumble-dries

Synonyms and antonyms of laundries in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «laundries» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LAUNDRIES

Find out the translation of laundries to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of laundries from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «laundries» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

洗衣店
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lavanderías
570 millions of speakers

English

laundries
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Laundries
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المغاسل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

прачечных
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lavanderias
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

laundries
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

blanchisseries
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Laundri
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wäschereien
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

洗濯
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

세탁
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Laundries
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giặt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆடை வெளுத்தல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Laundries
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çamaşırhaneler
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lavanderie
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pralnie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пралень
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

spalatorii
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πλυντήρια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wasserye
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tvätterier
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vaskerier
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of laundries

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LAUNDRIES»

The term «laundries» is quite widely used and occupies the 49.822 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LAUNDRIES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «laundries» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «laundries» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about laundries

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QUOTES WITH «LAUNDRIES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word laundries.
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Rose Schneiderman
Surely these women won't lose any more of their beauty and charm by putting a ballot in a ballot box once a year than they are likely to lose standing in foundries or laundries all year round. There is no harder contest than the contest for bread, let me tell you that.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LAUNDRIES»

Discover the use of laundries in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to laundries and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Origins of the Magdalene Laundries: An Analytical History
" The book focuses on the devolution of the significance of Mary Magdalene as a metaphor for the organization: from an affluent, strong supporter of Jesus to a simple, fallen woman"--Provided by publisher.
Rebecca Lea McCarthy, 2010
2
Ireland's Magdalen Laundries and the Nation's Architecture ...
This is a dark and deeply emotional subject about which James M. Smith manages to be fair-minded and calm in his judgments.
James M. Smith, 2007
3
Chinese Laundries: Tickets to Survival on Gold Mountain
Reflections by a sample of children who grew up living in the backs of their laundries provide vivid first-person glimpses of the difficult lives of Chinese laundrymen and their families.
John Jung, 2007
4
Kathy's Story: A Childhood Hell Inside the Magdalen Laundries
Kathy still doesn't know where her baby is buried. In Kathy's Story, the author recounts her tragic experiences in unflinching detail, stirring up many extreme emotions along the way.
Kathy O'Beirne, 2005
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Steam Laundries: Gender, Technology, and Work in the United ...
In Steam Laundries, Arwen Mohun explores broader issues of how gender has shaped how everyday work gets done, who does the work, and how the work is valued.
Arwen P. Mohun, 2002
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Kathy's Story: The True Story of a Childhood Hell Inside ...
Kathy O’Beirne was sexually abused at eight, labeled “troublesome” by a psychiatrist, and sent to reform school.
Kathy O'Beirne, 2006
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United States Congressional serial set
Page. Heat in laundries, effect of, on workers 21,24,31 Hours of labor and earnings of individual women employed in 9 Chicago laundries during a week of the busy season of 1909 17,18 Hours of labor in laundries 15-18 Humidity in laundries ...
‎1911
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Report on Condition of Woman and Child Wage-earners in the ...
21,24,31 Hours of labor and earnings of individual women employed in 9 Chicago laundries during a week of the busy season of 1909 . ... 20,23 L. Laundries, number of, covered by the investigation and number of persons employed .
United States. Bureau of Labor, Charles Patrick Neill, 1911
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Congressional edition
The agents of the Commission found that the majority of the Japanese laundries, and especially the larger ones, had been established during the last few years ; that the larger laundries draw most of their business from white persons ; that the  ...
United States. Congress, 1911
10
Congressional serial set
Hear in laundries, effect of, on workers 21,24,31 Hours of labor and earnings of individual women employed in 9 Chicago laundries during a week of the busy season of 1909 17, 18 Hours of labor in laundries 15-18 Humidity in laundries 19 , ...
United States. Government Printing Office, 1911

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LAUNDRIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term laundries is used in the context of the following news items.
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Construction on schedule at Ronto's Naples Square - Naples Daily …
Countertops are being installed in the kitchens, laundries, and all baths and the installation of shower enclosures started the first week of July. «Naples Daily News, Jul 15»
2
Stop selling 'resilience' as panacea to the poor and marginalised …
... few hundred square metres, with small lockers for storage, showers, laundries, a rest space, a treatment area, maybe even a rostered barber. «The Stringer, Jul 15»
3
Railways focusing on investments to decongest rail traffic: Prabhu …
Mechanized laundries at maximum divisions to ensure clean linen * Escalators at stations for senior citizens * Tout-free reservation centres. «Times of India, Jul 15»
4
Renovations: How to make your kitchen and laundry pretty as well …
They decided on the former, transforming the uninspiring space with the help of builder Paris Strewe into one of the most glamorous laundries ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
5
Daughter begs for return of mother's body - buried in mass grave …
Yet she was excluded from the commission of inquiry into the Magdalene Laundries. She said: “I showed them my psychiatric report and my ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
6
Cuomo announces task force fighting worker exploitation, labor law …
A new investigative task force to combat worker exploitation will target a host of industries — including carwashes, laundries, restaurants and ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»
7
John Scherberger Named Vice President of HLAC Board of Directors
... purpose of inspecting and accrediting laundries processing healthcare textiles for hospitals, nursing homes and other healthcare facilities. «Infection Control Today, Jul 15»
8
Essential California: California tells Uber to slam on the brakes
"Discrimination and outright racism drove many of them to establish independent businesses, including laundries and … restaurants. «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
9
Shared-ownership flats in Acton from £74000
Trivial pursuit: Acton was once known as “Soapsud City”, thanks to its soft water, which encouraged the establishment of dozens of laundries in ... «Homes and Property, Jul 15»
10
Linen shortages force ops to be cancelled at Helen Joseph: DA
The Democratic Alliance (DA) wants Gauteng's hospital managers to be allowed to use “private laundries which are cheaper and more efficient‚ ... «Times LIVE, Jul 15»

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