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bluing (root: blue)
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun bluing has 2 senses
- bluing(n = noun.substance) blue, blueing - used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge; Array is a kind of dye, dyestuff
- bluing(n = noun.process) blueing - a process that makes something blue (or bluish); Array is a kind of chemical action, chemical change, chemical process
Derived form verb blue1
CIDE DICTIONARY
bluing, n.
- The act of rendering blue; as, the bluing of steel. Tomlinson. [1913 Webster]
- Something, as indigo or other preparations, used to give a bluish tint, especially to white clothing when being washed. [1913 Webster]
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