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 Definitions of bluing  [ˈblu ɪŋ]  

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Definition of 'bluing' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) bluing
a substance, as indigo, used to whiten clothes or give them a bluish tinge.

Etymology:  (1660–70)

Definition of 'bluing' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) bluing, blueing, blue
used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge

2. (noun) bluing, blueing
a process that makes something blue (or bluish)


Definition of 'bluing' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) bluing
the act of rendering blue; as, the bluing of steel

2. (noun) bluing
something to give a bluish tint, as indigo, or preparations used by washerwomen

3.  bluing
of Blue



'bluing' - Nearby Entries  

bluff out  bluffly  bluffness  bluing  bluish  bluish green  blunderbuss  



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