blueing

bluing

/ (ˈbluːɪŋ) /

noun

a blue material, such as indigo, used in laundering to counteract yellowing

the formation of a film of blue oxide on a steel surface

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Words nearby blueing

blue heaven, blue heeler, blue heron, blue huckleberry, blue ice, blueing, blue in the face, Blue Island, bluejack, bluejacket, bluejacking

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Example sentences from the Web for blueing

We don't even have to rub clothes up here the way you have to in other places; and we never put in a pinch of blueing.
Alaska|Ella Higginson
The man who invented a 21-inch collar ought to be forced to suck boiling starch through the neck of a Blueing Bottle!
Fairy Prince and Other Stories|Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
Some of the blueing had gotten on his nose and refused to come off.
The Putnam Hall Rebellion|Arthur M. Winfield
Oh, why didn't I tell Wiggy to bring me some blueing from the store?
Uncle Wiggily in the Woods|Howard R. Garis

When you take them from the grass rinse them twice in a plenty of water, the last time with blueing in it.
The Young Housekeeper's Friend|Mrs. (Mary Hooker) Cornelius

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