sèchelinge

Sèchelinge is a term that appears sporadically in contemporary French-language writing as a neologism formed from sèche ("dry") and linge ("laundry"). It is not listed in standard dictionaries and has no single accepted definition. The form sometimes surfaces in discussions of French word formation to illustrate how new compounds can be created by combining everyday nouns, especially in online glossaries and language blogs.

In practical usage, sèchelinge is most often understood as a label for a hypothetical concept rather than a concrete object. Some writers use the word to discuss ideas about drying textiles in ways that differ from conventional devices, framing it as a potential future technology or design concept aimed at improving energy efficiency. In fiction or art, the term may be assigned as a name for an entity or artifact associated with heat, dryness, or the process of drying, depending on the author.

Because the term lacks standardization, its meaning is highly context-dependent and its occurrences are scarce. It may appear in discussions of neology, creative linguistics, or as a playful coinage in blogs and social media rather than in formal reference works.

See also: sèche-linge, neologism, compounding, portmanteau.