washing

[ wosh-ing, waw-shing ]
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noun
  1. the act of a person or thing that washes; ablution.

  2. clothes, linens, etc., washed or to be washed, especially those washed at one time; wash.

  1. Often washings . any liquid that has been used to wash something.

  2. matter removed or carried off in washing something or by the force of water: The washings from numerous spring floods had clogged the mouth of the river.

  3. Mining.

    • material, as gold dust, obtained by washing earth, gravel, etc.

    • the deposits so washed.

  4. Metalworking. wash (def. 46).

  5. the act of making a wash sale.

Origin of washing

1
First recorded in 1175–1225, washing is from the Middle English word wasschunge.See wash, -ing1

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British Dictionary definitions for washing

washing

/ (ˈwɒʃɪŋ) /


noun
  1. articles that have been or are to be washed together on a single occasion

  2. liquid in which an article has been washed

  1. something, such as gold dust or metal ore, that has been obtained by washing

  2. a thin coat of something applied in liquid form

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