Redampen

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To dampen again. transitive

    "To prepare a shirt for pressing she sprinkled it with water and left it rolled up in a towel. When it was thoroughly redampened she ironed the collar first and then the shoulders, working down."

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"To prepare a shirt for pressing she sprinkled it with water and left it rolled up in a towel. When it was thoroughly redampened she ironed the collar first and then the shoulders, working down."

Etymology

From re- + dampen.

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