Definition of cleansing

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Cleansing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cleans.

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Fulling :: Fulling (n.) The process of cleansing, shrinking, and thickening cloth by moisture, heat, and pressure..
Ablution :: Ablution (n.) The water used in cleansing.
Purge :: Purge (v. t.) To remove in cleansing; to deterge; to wash away; -- often followed by away.
Cleanly :: Cleanly (superl.) Cleansing; fitted to remove moisture; dirt, etc..
Fullage :: Fullage (n.) The money or price paid for fulling or cleansing cloth.
Purification :: Purification (n.) A cleansing from guilt or the pollution of sin; the extinction of sinful desires, appetites, and inclinations..
Adarce :: Adarce (n.) A saltish concretion on reeds and grass in marshy grounds in Galatia. It is soft and porous, and was formerly used for cleansing the skin from freckles and tetters, and also in leprosy..
Detersive :: Detersive (n.) A cleansing agent; a detergent.
Comb :: Comb (n.) A toothed instrument used for separating and cleansing wool, flax, hair, etc..
Burring Machine :: Burring machine () A machine for cleansing wool of burs, seeds, and other substances..
Shampoo :: Shampoo (v. t.) To wash throughly and rub the head of (a person), with the fingers, using either soap, or a soapy preparation, for the more thorough cleansing..
Detersive :: Detersive (a.) Cleansing; detergent.
Abstersive :: Abstersive (a.) Cleansing; purging.
Detersion :: Detersion (n.) The act of deterging or cleansing, as a sore..
Comb :: Comb (n.) An instrument with teeth, for straightening, cleansing, and adjusting the hair, or for keeping it in place..
Scour :: Scour (v. t.) To remove by rubbing or cleansing; to sweep along or off; to carry away or remove, as by a current of water; -- often with off or away..
Abstergent :: Abstergent (n.) A substance used in cleansing; a detergent; as, soap is an abstergent..
Willow :: Willow (n.) A machine in which cotton or wool is opened and cleansed by the action of long spikes projecting from a drum which revolves within a box studded with similar spikes; -- probably so called from having been originally a cylindrical cage made of willow rods, though some derive the term from winnow, as denoting the winnowing, or cleansing, action of the machine. Called also willy, twilly, twilly devil, and devil..
Lavation :: Lavation (n.) A washing or cleansing.
Dress :: Dress (v. t.) To adjust; to put in good order; to arrange; specifically: (a) To prepare for use; to fit for any use; to render suitable for an intended purpose; to get ready; as, to dress a slain animal; to dress meat; to dress leather or cloth; to dress or trim a lamp; to dress a garden; to dress a horse, by currying and rubbing; to dress grain, by cleansing it; in mining and metallurgy, to dress ores, by sorting and separating them..
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