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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.
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)
- (uncountable) The action of the verb to wash
- (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
- (countable, often in the plural) The residue after an ore, etc, has been washed
- The washings have a higher concentration of metal
- The liquid used to wash an ore.
- A place where a precious metal found in gravel is separated from lighter material by washing.
- the gold-washings, or silver-washings
- A thin covering or coat.
- a washing of silver
- (stock exchange) A fraudulent transaction in which the same stock is simultaneously bought and sold for the purpose of manipulating the market.
- (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
action of the verb "to wash"
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textiles that have been or are to be washed
residue after an ore, etc, has been washed
liquid used to wash an ore
Verb
washing
- present participle of wash