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wash or launder by hand instead of with a machine
This delicate sweater must be handwashed
How To Use hand-wash In A Sentence
- For good hand-washing habits, section members will stress that the following steps must be observed.
- We tear down the filter and hand-wash the parts.
- On laundry day, buy yourself a big bottle of Woolite, hand-wash, and hang-dry those puppy packers for best results. The DC Damsel: Lifting the Ladies: Adventures in Bra-Fitting
- I have noticed that a high proportion of men do not trouble to wash their hands after using public toilets - possibly partly due to hand-washing not having been dinned into them during childhood and partly due to a macho outlook.
- Because of the size, it's easy to hand-wash and fits easily in the dishwasher, too. Meg Wolff: A Super-Quick, Plant-Based Meal: Good & Plenty Polenta (Wheat-, Gluten- & Oil-Free)
- He found a 2004 article in Critical Care Medicine that showed that systematic hand-washing combined with a bundle of improved hygienic procedures such as cleaning the patient’s skin with an antiseptic called chlorhexidine could reduce the risk of infection from central-line catheters by more than 90 percent. Attack of the Super Crunchers: Adventures in Data Mining - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com
- If I can hand-wash it or delicate-wash it, I will. The New Dirt on Dry Cleaners
- In practice, the storage vessels that are at risk are generally small electric hand-wash units. Times, Sunday Times
- Many are cynical about the preventative measures and question whether hand-washing can do much to limit the spread of disease.
- The filter is easily removable, and can be hand-washed, or air gunned to remove any debris.