bluing

bluing

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English blue
English -ing
English bluing

    From blue + -ing.

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    Noun

    bluing (countable and uncountable, plural bluings)

    2. A substance used in laundry to whiten clothes.
      Synonyms: blue, laundry blue, dolly blue, washing blue
    4. Any of several processes to protect steel against rust.
      Coordinate terms: blackening, black oxide, browning, phosphating, passivation, plating, coating

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    Verb

    bluing

    1. present participle and gerund of blue

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