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Elutriate :: Elutriate (v. t.) To wash or strain out so as to purify; as, to elutriate the blood as it passes through the lungs; to strain off or decant, as a powder which is separated from heavier particles by being drawn off with water; to cleanse, as by washing..

Absterse :: Absterse (v. t.) To absterge; to cleanse; to purge away.

Clean :: Clean (superl.) Free from that which is corrupting to the morals; pure in tone; healthy.

Swab :: Swab (n.) A bit of sponge, cloth, or the like, fastened to a handle, for cleansing the mouth of a sick person, applying medicaments to deep-seated parts, etc..

Swingle :: Swingle (v. t.) To clean, as flax, by beating it with a swingle, so as to separate the coarse parts and the woody substance from it; to scutch..

Purity :: Purity (n.) Cleanness; freedom from foulness or dirt.

Toothbrush :: Toothbrush (n.) A brush for cleaning the teeth.

Garbage :: Garbage (v. t.) To strip of the bowels; to clean.

Scraper :: Scraper (n.) An instrument by which the soles of shoes are cleaned from mud and the like, by drawing them across it..

Recumbence :: Recumbence (n.) The act of leaning, resting, or reclining; the state of being recumbent..

Abstersion :: Abstersion (n.) Act of wiping clean; a cleansing; a purging.

Rinse :: Rinse (v. t.) To wash lightly; to cleanse with a second or repeated application of water after washing.

Birdlime :: Birdlime (n.) An extremely adhesive viscid substance, usually made of the middle bark of the holly, by boiling, fermenting, and cleansing it. When a twig is smeared with this substance it will hold small birds which may light upon it. Hence: Anything which insnares..

Clean :: Clean (superl.) Free from dirt or filth; as, clean clothes..

Potting :: Potting (n.) The process of putting sugar in casks for cleansing and draining.

Recumbent :: Recumbent (a.) Leaning; reclining; lying; as, the recumbent posture of the Romans at their meals. Hence, figuratively; Resting; inactive; idle..

Pipe Clay :: Pipe clay () A plastic, unctuous clay of a grayish white color, -- used in making tobacco pipes and various kinds of earthenware, in scouring cloth, and in cleansing soldiers' equipments..

Manhole :: Manhole (n.) A hole through which a man may descend or creep into a drain, sewer, steam boiler, parts of machinery, etc., for cleaning or repairing..

Galilean :: Galilean (n.) A native or inhabitant of Galilee, the northern province of Palestine under the Romans..

Furring :: Furring (v. t.) A deposit from water, as on the inside of a boiler; also, the operation of cleaning away this deposit..

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