The word 'washables' is correct and usable in written English
It is typically used as an adjective to describe items that are able to be washed or cleaned without being damaged. An example of its usage could be: "Be sure to separate your washables from your delicates before doing laundry to prevent any damage."
Only a French museum would take fine washables so seriously.
The word lingerie, after all, derives from the French word linge, meaning "washables".
Washables can have a lower carbon footprint, but only if you have an energy-efficient washing machine, use a 60-degree wash cycle, limit yourself to 24 nappies, and don't tumble dry or iron them.
However, an in-depth study from the Environment Agency (pdf) found that the total impact on global warming could be slightly higher for washables than for disposables.
There's the bizarre investigation of Sandy Burglar, as the respected former national security adviser has now been dubbed, pulling a Fawn Hall and smuggling stuff out of the National Archives in his fine washables.
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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.
