delicatesfear
/ˈdɛlɪkəts ˌfɪə/nounVerified NewAlso in: Feinwäscheangst (Deutsch) · prendapavor (Español) · délicapeur (Français)
The dread that keeps good clothes unworn and unwashed in equal measure.
Delicatesfear applies to the silk blouse and the wool coat: too good for the machine, too delicate for the sink, and therefore exiled to the chair. They are worn on the days when nothing can happen to them, which are the days nobody sees. Hand-wash is promised each season and deferred with honor.
Etym. — delicates + fear — the care-label reverence that outlasts the garment.
Rel. — redsocktreason
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