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Hushing :: Hushing (n.) The process of washing ore, or of uncovering mineral veins, by a heavy discharge of water from a reservoir; flushing; -- also called booming..

Soapberry Tree :: Soapberry tree () Any tree of the genus Sapindus, esp. Sapindus saponaria, the fleshy part of whose fruit is used instead of soap in washing linen; -- also called soap tree..

Blanch :: Blanch (a.) Fig.: To whiten; to give a favorable appearance to; to whitewash; to palliate.

Lixiviate :: Lixiviate (v. t.) To subject to a washing process for the purpose of separating soluble material from that which is insoluble; to leach, as ashes, for the purpose of extracting the alkaline substances..

Laver :: Laver (n.) A large brazen vessel placed in the court of the Jewish tabernacle where the officiating priests washed their hands and feet.

Bake :: Bake (v. i.) To do the work of baking something; as, she brews, washes, and bakes..

Hardness :: Hardness (n.) The peculiar quality exhibited by water which has mineral salts dissolved in it. Such water forms an insoluble compound with soap, and is hence unfit for washing purposes..

Ablution :: Ablution (n.) A small quantity of wine and water, which is used to wash the priest's thumb and index finger after the communion, and which then, as perhaps containing portions of the consecrated elements, is drunk by the priest..

Lavatory :: Lavatory (a.) Washing, or cleansing by washing..

Washen :: Washen () p. p. of Wash.

Beach :: Beach (n.) The shore of the sea, or of a lake, which is washed by the waves; especially, a sandy or pebbly shore; the strand..

Swash :: Swash (v. i.) To dash or flow noisily, as water; to splash; as, water swashing on a shallow place..

Washerwoman :: Washerwoman (n.) A woman who washes clothes, especially for hire, or for others..

Carbolize :: Carbolize (v. t.) To apply carbolic acid to; to wash or treat with carbolic acid.

Tossing :: Tossing (n.) A process which consists in washing ores by violent agitation in water, in order to separate the lighter or earhy particles; -- called also tozing, and treloobing, in Cornwall..

Washerwoman :: Washerwoman (n.) The pied wagtail; -- so called in allusion to its beating the water with its tail while tripping along the leaves of water plants.

Wash-off :: Wash-off (a.) Capable of being washed off; not permanent or durable; -- said of colors not fixed by steaming or otherwise.

Wash :: Wash (n.) A mixture of dunder, molasses, water, and scummings, used in the West Indies for distillation..

Washerwomen :: Washerwomen (pl. ) of Washerwoma.

Scumble :: Scumble (v. t.) To cover lighty, as a painting, or a drawing, with a thin wash of opaque color, or with color-crayon dust rubbed on with the stump, or to make any similar additions to the work, so as to produce a softened effect..

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