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Webster 1913 Edition


Washing

Wash′ing

,
Noun.
1.
The act of one who washes; the act of cleansing with water; ablution.
2.
The clothes washed, esp. at one time; a wash.
Washing bear
(Zool.)
,
the raccoon.
Washing bottle
(Chem.)
,
a bottle fitted with glass tubes passing through the cork, so that on blowing into one of the tubes a stream of water issuing from the other may be directed upon anything to be washed or rinsed, as a precipitate upon a filter, etc.
Washing fluid
,
a liquid used as a cleanser, and consisting usually of alkaline salts resembling soaps in their action.
Washing machine
,
a machine for washing; specifically, a machine for washing clothes.
Washing soda
.
(Chem.)
See
Sodium carbonate
, under
Sodium
.
Washing stuff
,
any earthy deposit containing gold enough to pay for washing it; – so called among gold miners.

Webster 1828 Edition


Washing

WASHING

,
ppr.
Cleansing with water; purifying; overflowing; overspreading.

WASHING

,
Noun.
1.
The act of cleansing with water; ablution. Hebrews 9.
2.
A wash; or the clothes washed.

Definition 2024


washing

washing

English

Noun

washing (countable and uncountable, plural washings)

  1. (uncountable) The action of the verb to wash
  2. (uncountable, chiefly Britain, New Zealand) Clothing, bedlinen or soft furnishings that have been, are currently being, or are to be washed; laundry.
    • My mother used to do the washing on a Monday
  3. (countable, often in the plural) The residue after an ore, etc, has been washed
    • The washings have a higher concentration of metal
  4. The liquid used to wash an ore.
  5. A place where a precious metal found in gravel is separated from lighter material by washing.
    the gold-washings, or silver-washings
  6. A thin covering or coat.
    a washing of silver
  7. (stock exchange) A fraudulent transaction in which the same stock is simultaneously bought and sold for the purpose of manipulating the market.
  8. (pottery) The covering of a piece with an infusible powder, which prevents it from sticking to its supports, while receiving the glaze.

Synonyms

  • (articles that have been or are to be washed): laundry (especially US)

Translations

Verb

washing

  1. present participle of wash