/lawn"dree, lahn"-/ , n. , pl. laundries .
1. articles of clothing, linens, etc., that have been or are to be washed.
2. a business establishment where clothes, linens, etc., are laundered.
3. a room or area, as in a home or apartment building, reserved for doing the family wash.
[ 1350-1400; ME lavandrie lavanderie. See LAUNDER, -Y 3 ]