What is Laundry?
[[File:Laundromat ontario.jpg|228x200px|thumbnail|right|{{center|Example of a laundromat}}]] [[File:Clothes washing in the creek near Hotell Geiranger.jpg|200x193px|thumbnail|right|{{center|Washing clothes by hand using large tubs}}]] '''Laundry''' is the [[washing]] of [[clothing]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thefreedictionary.com/laundry |title=laundry |publisher=The Free Dicationary/Farlex Inc. |access-date=2 January 2016}}</ref> Laundry is often done in a special [[room]] called a ''[[laundry room]]''. Some [[apartment|shared homes]] have shared laundry rooms.<ref name=Reddit>{{cite web |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/34sypt/eli5_why_do_people_use_laundromats_it_seems/ |title=Why do people use laundromats? |publisher=Reddit |access-date=2 January 2016}}</ref> [[Business]]es that wash clothes are called [[laundromat]]s<ref name=Reddit/> or launderettes. Laundry is done by washing with [[soap]] and water or detergent and water. The clothing is stirred roughly in the soapy water, and then moved to be rinsed in clean water. Washing can be done by hand or with a [[washing machine]]. The clothing is dried in a [[clothes dryer]] or on a [[clothesline]]. Sometimes after the clothes are dry, they are [[Ironing|ironed]] or [[press|pressed]]. == References == {{reflist}} == Other websites == {{Sister project links |wikt=laundry |commons=Category:Laundry |b=Laundry_separation_and_washing |n=no |q=no |s=no |v=no |voy=Laundry |species=no |d=no |display=Laundry }} {{Clothing}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Laundry| ]] [[Category:Rooms]] {{stub}}