blueing

bluing

/ (ˈbluːɪŋ) /

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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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How to use blueing in a sentence

Care should be taken to screw the53 bearing cap onto the shims as tightly as possible each time the blueing test is to be made.
The Gasoline Motor|Harold Whiting Slauson
Two wash-forms are needed; one for the two tubs in which to put the suds, and the other for blueing and starching-tubs.
A Treatise on Domestic Economy|Catherine Esther Beecher
You know that you do not put much blueing into a washtub full of water.
The Golden Censer|John McGovern
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

The soap should be thoroughly rinsed from the linen before the blueing is put in the washer.
Guide to Hotel Housekeeping|Mary E. Palmer