Bleachfield

//ˈbliːtʃfɪəld// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A field where cloth or clothing is laid out to be bleached by the sun or water. historical

    "Or I imagined the bleachfields stretching westwards from Bedlam, saw the white lengths of linen spread out on the green grass and the diminutive figures of weavers and washerwomen […]"

Example

More examples

"Or I imagined the bleachfields stretching westwards from Bedlam, saw the white lengths of linen spread out on the green grass and the diminutive figures of weavers and washerwomen […]"

Etymology

From bleach + field.

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