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Used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge
Answer for the clue "Used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge ", 7 letters:
blueing
Word definitions for blueing in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. (present participle of blue English) n. An indigo material used as a laundry aid to counteract yellowing vb. (present participle of blue English)
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge [syn: bluing , blue ] a process that makes something blue (or bluish) [syn: bluing ]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"substance which makes (something) blue," 1660s, verbal noun from blue (v.).
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
blueing \blue"ing\ n. Same as bluing.
Usage examples of blueing.
An army of wash women armed with long bars of soap, bottles of blueing, clothes props, wash boards, tubs and baskets.
He gripped the rifle and rubbed the smooth metal, the blueing long worn off and the scarred wood of the stock.
He exchanged pleasantries with the crew as the dawn chased the stars away and gradually revealed the restless gray sea and blueing sky.
He was gone along ways ter look fur work, cos 'e was stony broke after blueing 'is cheque at ther shanty sixty miles away.
His blueing eyes passed over my face with the light dismissal of an older man for any younger person.
Jason hoped that the water hadn't gotten to everything important, although he was sure that the rifles were soaked, and would have to be carefully dried and oiled when they stopped, lest they rust through their blueing.