unrinsed
verb (used with object)
1.
to wash lightly, as by pouring water into or over or by dipping in water: to rinse a cup.
2.
to douse or drench in clean water as a final stage in washing.
3.
to remove (soap, dirt, etc.) by such a process (often followed by off ).
4.
to use a rinse on (the hair).
noun
5.
an act or instance of rinsing.
6.
the water used for rinsing.
7.
any preparation that may be used on the hair after washing, especially to tint or condition the hair.
8.
an act or instance of using such a preparation on the hair.
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Unrinsed
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English ryncen < Middle French rincer, Old French recincier < Vulgar Latin *recentiāre to make new, refresh, equivalent to Latin recent- (stem of recēns) fresh, recent + connective -i- + -āre infinitive suffix
1300–50; Middle English ryncen < Middle French rincer, Old French recincier < Vulgar Latin *recentiāre to make new, refresh, equivalent to Latin recent- (stem of recēns) fresh, recent + connective -i- + -āre infinitive suffix
Related forms
rins·a·ble, rinse·a·ble, adjective
rins·a·bil·i·ty, rinse·a·bil·i·ty, noun
pre·rinse, verb (used with object), pre·rinsed, pre·rins·ing.
pre·rinse, noun
un·rinsed, adjective
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rinse (rɪns) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to remove soap from (clothes, etc) by applying clean water in the final stage in washing |
| 2. | to wash lightly, esp without using soap: to rinse one's hands |
| 3. | to give a light tint to (hair) |
| —n | |
| 4. | the act or an instance of rinsing |
| 5. | hairdressing a liquid preparation put on the hair when wet to give a tint to it: a blue rinse |
| [C14: from Old French rincer, from Latin recens fresh, new] | |
| 'rinsable | |
| —adj | |
| 'rinsible | |
| —adj | |
| rinsa'bility | |
| —n | |
| rinsi'bility | |
| —n | |
| 'rinser | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
rinse
1338, from O.Fr. rincier, perhaps a dissimilated form of recincier "cleanse," from V.L. *recentiare "renew, refresh," from L.L. recentare "to make fresh," from L. recens (gen. recentis) "fresh." The noun is attested from 1837.
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