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pre·shrink (prē shriŋk′)

transitive verb preshrank -·shrank′ or preshrunk -·shrunk′, preshrunk -·shrunk′ or preshrunken -·shrunk′·en, preshrinking -·shrink′·ing

to shrink by a special process during manufacture so as to minimize further shrinkage in laundering or dry cleaning

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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