English Dictionary

laundry mark

noun

(archaic) An identifying marking, usually in coded form and handwritten in indelible ink on an inconspicuous area of a garment, widely used until the mid-20th century as an organizing aid by merchants who cleaned and pressed clothing.

I found an old laundry mark on the back of the shirt.

意味（1）

(archaic) An identifying marking, usually in coded form and handwritten in indelible ink on an inconspicuous area of a garment, widely used until the mid-20th century as an organizing aid by merchants who cleaned and pressed clothing.

One of his shirt cuffs . . . bore a laundry mark, and the detectives finally located the laundry in this city.