Bluing
Pronunciation : Blu"ing
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. The act of rendering blue; as, the bluing of steel. Tomlinson.
2. Something to give a bluish tint, as indigo, or preparations used by washerwomen.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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