bluing

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Etymology

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From blue +‎ -ing.

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bluing

  1. present participle and gerund of blue

Noun

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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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