Meaning of BLUING
| Pronunciation: | | 'blooing
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- [n] a process that makes something blue (or bluish)
- [n] used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge
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| | Synonyms: | | blue, blueing, blueing |
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| | See Also: | | chemical action, chemical change, chemical process, dye, dyestuff | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Blu"ing\, n.
1. The act of rendering blue; as, the bluing of steel.
--Tomlinson.
2. Something to give a bluish tint, as indigo, or
preparations used by washerwomen.
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