flat wash

1. 1.

   ironing that can be done mechanically

   Synonymsflatwork

   Broaderironing

Questions about flat wash

What does flat wash mean?

flat wash means "ironing that can be done mechanically".

What is another word for flat wash?

Close synonyms include flatwork. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is flat wash a common word?

flat wash is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.