Nixon chose the latter, figuring, in Ehrlichman's words, that Moorer would from then on be a "preshrunk" admiral over whom Nixon could exert increased influence. From Wordnik.com. [Nixon and the Chiefs] Reference
"He sure does," Nixon replied, confirming Ehrlichman's assessment that the President sought to use the Moorer-Radford affair as leverage with Moorer, his "preshrunk" admiral. From Wordnik.com. [Nixon and the Chiefs] Reference
Thank you!!! grovana new dooney and bourke purses murphy beds rinsed preshrunk philadelphia silver dollar zeno alarm pocket watch. From Wordnik.com. [New Business Card Pictures] Reference
Organza's good but if you have fusible to use up, it can be washed & preshrunk in hot water before cutting without the adhesive coming off. From Wordnik.com. [Still thinking about shirtdresses .... - A Dress A Day] Reference
Made of serge or preshrunk mohair in black, red or navy, it consisted of a knee-length skirt, a pair of bloomers and a tunic, or a combination type with skirt. From Wordnik.com. [Summer at the Beach | Edwardian Promenade] Reference
No, they certainly did NOT wash their skirts or dresses every time they wore them; this was a time period when a gown would be made up out of material that had NOT been preshrunk because how wasteful to wash something that wasn't dirty!. From Wordnik.com. [Dust Ho! - A Dress A Day] Reference
I bought all the material, preshrunk it and it turned out to be BARELY 41 inches. From Wordnik.com. [Does This Blog Make My Butt Look Big?] Reference
One New York discount clothier does business as The Emotional Outlet (is the clothing preshrunk?). From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XIII No 4] Reference
I'd say they're all running at least one size bigger than the label -- but maybe they're not preshrunk. From Wordnik.com. [FlickFilosopher.com] Reference
Photo courtesy of Paul Jermyn The 'bloomerless' short-sleeved swimsuit, made from preshrunk mohair and worn with black woolen stockings, was popular from. From Wordnik.com. [Homepage] Reference
The preshrunk shuffle also adds a new VoiceOver feature that can recite song titles, artists, and playlist names, as well as provide status information, such as battery life. From Wordnik.com. [CNET Asia Reviews] Reference
Every new Levi’s style comes from watching customers: women’s only, pre-torn, relaxed, baggy, preshrunk. From Wordnik.com. [The Elegant Solution] Reference
This one was a bit more complicated than the first three. the fabric is really awesome, it's a double knit where the two layers only attached together where the polka dots are. the dots are close enough to keep the layers together, but i really loved how the edges curled when i preshrunk it, and i wanted the bottom of the skirt to do that. From Wordnik.com. [skirts, skirts and more skirts!] Reference
preshrunk http://preshrunk.info/. From Wordnik.com. [Preshrunk] Reference
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