"bluing" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-bluing.wav Forms: bluings [plural], blueing [alternative]
Etymology: From blue + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|blue|ing}} blue + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} bluing (countable and uncountable, plural bluings)
  1. A substance used in laundry to whiten clothes. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: blue, laundry blue, dolly blue, washing blue
    Sense id: en-bluing-en-noun-en:whitener_for_clothes Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Laundry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 30 8 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 43 41 16 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 51 23 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 68 15 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 26 23 Disambiguation of Laundry: 95 3 1
  2. Any of several processes to protect steel against rust. Tags: countable, uncountable Coordinate_terms: blackening, black oxide, browning, phosphating, passivation, plating, coating
    Sense id: en-bluing-en-noun-en:protection_for_steel Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 43 41 16

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-bluing.wav Forms: blueing [alternative]
Etymology: From blue + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|blue|ing}} blue + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} bluing
  1. present participle and gerund of blue Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: blue Related terms: bluish
    Sense id: en-bluing-en-verb-z8CCwPkD Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 43 41 16

Inflected forms

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