Laundry can be:* items of clothing and other textiles that require washing the act of washing clothing and textiles the room of a house in which this is done History of laundry "Man and woman washing linen in a brook", from William Henry Pyne's Microcosm, 1806. Laundry was first done in streams, letting the stream carry away the materials which could cause stains and smells. Laundry may still be done this way in some less industrialized areas and rural regions. Agitation helps remove the dir… (More on Laundry)