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Bluing
/blˈuɪŋ/
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verb
Blue
v. t. (past & past part.
blued
; pres. part.
bluing
) To make blue; to dye of a blue color; to make blue by heating, as metals, etc.
noun
Bluing
n.
1.
The act of rendering blue; as,
the bluing of steel
.
2.
Something, as indigo or other preparations, used to give a bluish tint, especially to white clothing when being washed.
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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48
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practically standing toe to toe, ripping air-
bluing
epithets out at each other. Not a single
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— Out Like a Light • Gordon Randall Garrett
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