Blueing
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noun.
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
See
bluing
.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
Same as
bluing
.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
verb.
Present participle of
blue
.
noun.
An
indigo
material used as a
laundry
aid
to counteract
yellowing
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge
noun.
a process that makes something blue (or bluish)
Word Usage
"The stock looks like hell, and the blueing is worn off in several spots, but the thing is a killing machine."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
chemical action
chemical change
chemical process
dye
dyestuff
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
Ewing
accruing
bluing
booing
brewing
verb-stem
blue