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Dry cleaning

Scope note

Any of various nonaqueous cleaning methods such as the removal of surface dirt by brushing, using appropriate erasers on paper, or the use of nonaqueous organic solvents on fabrics.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000219637

Broader Terms used

cleaning

Term used for

cleaning, dry
dry-cleaning

Equivalent Terms used

dry-cleaned

Created

13yrs ago

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