bluing
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9.5
- noun
- /ˈbluːɪŋ/
- Archaic
:
blanqueador azul
- Many people use bluing to counteract yellowing in their white laundry.
- laundry bluing
Examples
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Be careful not to get any of the full-strength Bluing on your clothing, as it stains.
Blog text (18) -
You might try Mrs. Stewart's Bluing; you can find this in most grocery stores near the bleach or stain removers.
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You haven't got enough bluing in this water.
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I will never wash white clothes again without using Mrs. Stewart's Bluing!
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I use vinegar as the fabric softener and add Mrs. White's Liquid Bluing for the whites load.
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These figures' elaborate coiffures are rubbed with Rickett's bluing, a powdered blue dye used by the British during the colonial period to whiten laundry.
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You can make your white clothes brighter by adding bluing during the wash cycle.
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I always add bluing to my wash to keep my whites looking fresh and clean.
Synonyms
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2.0
A substance used to change the color of cloth or hair
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8.2
A powder or liquid added to laundry to make whites whiter
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2.0
A liquid or cream that colors hair
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4.4
A liquid that adds a light color to hair
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3.7
A chemical used to make things white or remove their color
A blue dye added to laundry or hair to make them look whiter
A product added to laundry to make clothes look whiter and brighter
A substance used to add color to cloth and hair
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bluing comes from blue and -ing, where blue means the color 'blue' and -ing shows an action or result. A helpful way to remember it is that a little blue cancels yellow and makes white look brighter, so bluing is the blue liquid or treatment added to laundry or hair to give a whiter look.