Sentence examples for Washable from inspiring English sources
noun
Something that can be washed without being damaged.
His pilots learnt to travel with a pot of washable emulsion paint, ready to daub new identification numbers on the fuselages.
In just one sign of long-standing deprivation, many women still have no choice but to use dried leaves as sanitary towels: a Korean-American missionary says the greatest gift you can give to a North Korean woman is a washable one made of fabric.
But it could actually happen, if the field known variously as smart fabrics, electronic textiles or "washable computing" can achieve the breakthrough its proponents believe is just around the corner.As recently as five years ago the idea of clothing, furniture and upholstery that combined fabric with electronics was a fantasy.
Incorporated into normal soft, washable fabrics, they could eventually transform our humble garbs into personal microprocessors.Dedicated followersHigh-fashion designers from Ermenegildo Zegna to Paul Smith and DKNY have already started to combine fashion with electronics.
The writing fades in strong light and rinses out of washable fabrics but lasts for many years if not subjected to such effects.
At first they were usually washable, but now they are generally disposable and slightly lubricated.
This can be accomplished by two methods: fire polishing, a procedure that removes alkali ions by volatilization; or surface treatment with a mixture of sulfur dioxide and steam, which extracts alkali by leaching and converting to washable alkali sulfate.
Today fusible interlinings and various washable synthetics are widely used.
With an all-wool flannel fabric excellent tailored garments can be produced; felting shrinkage can be prevented by blending with various man-made fibres, and washable men's suits are produced through blending wool with acrylic, nylon, or polyester fibres.
Meanwhile, the seat is nicely padded and has a machine-washable and non-itchy cover.
It will be machine-washable and will be sold for 500 rand (£40), which makes it far cheaper than the R3,000 Shembe followers spend on the real thing," he said.
