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WHEN LABEL
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Machine Wash |
Wash, bleach, dry
and press by any customary method including
commercial laundering and dry cleaning |
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Home Launder only |
Same as above but
do not use commercial laundering |
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No chlorine bleach |
Do not use Chlorine
bleach. Oxygen bleach may be used |
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No Bleach |
Do not use ant type
of bleach |
Cold wash
Cold
rinse |
Use cold water from
tap or cold washing machines setting |
Warm wash
Warm
rinse |
Use warm water or
warm washing machine setting |
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Hot wash
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Use hot water or
hot washing machine setting |
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No spin |
Remove wash load
before final machine spin cycle |
Delicate cycle
Gentle cycle |
Use appropriate
machine setting; other wise wash by hand |
Durable press cycle
permanent press cycle |
Use apropriate
machine setting; other wise, use warm wash, cold
rinse and short spin cycle. |
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Wash separately |
Wash alone or with
like colore |
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Hand Wash
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Launder only by
hand in lukewarm (hand comfortable) water. may
be bleached. may b dry cleaned |
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Hand wash only |
Some as above, but
do not dry-clean |
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Hand wash
separately |
Hand wash alone or
with like colors |
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No bleach |
Do not use Bleach |
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Damp wipe
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Surface clean with
damp cloth or sponge |
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Tumble Dry |
Dry in Tumble dryer
at specified setting--- high, medium, low, or
not heat |
Tumble dry
Remove promptly |
Same as above, but
in absence of cool-down cycle remove at once
when tumbling stops |
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Drip dry |
Hang wet and allow
to dry with hand shaping only |
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Line dry |
Hang damp and allow
to dry |
No wring
No twist |
Hang dry, dip-dry,
or dry flat only. Handle to prevent wrinkles and
distortion |
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Dry flat |
Lay garment on flat
surface |
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Block to dry |
Maintain original
size and shape white dry |
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Cool iron |
Set iron at lowest
setting |
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Warm iron |
Set iron at medium
setting |
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Hot iron |
Set iron at hot
setting |
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Do not iron |
Do not iron or
press with heat |
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Steam iron |
Iron press with
steam |
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Iron damp |
Dampen garment
before ironing |
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Dry clean only |
Garment should be
dry cleaned only, including self-service |
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Professionally dry
clean |
Do not use
self-service dry cleaning |
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No dry clean |
Use recommended
care instructions. No dry cleaning
materials to be used |
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