Wash"ing, n. 1. The act
of one who washes; the act of cleansing with water; ablution.
2. The clothes washed, esp. at one time; a
wash.
Washing bear (Zoöl.), the
raccoon. -- Washing bottle (Chem.), a
bottle fitted with glass tubes passing through the cork, so that on blowing
into one of the tubes a stream of water issuing from the other may be
directed upon anything to be washed or rinsed, as a precipitate upon a
filter, etc. -- Washing fluid, a liquid used as
a cleanser, and consisting usually of alkaline salts resembling soaps in
their action. -- Washing machine, a machine for
washing; specifically, a machine for washing clothes. --
Washing soda. (Chem.) See Sodium
carbonate, under Sodium. -- Washing
stuff, any earthy deposit containing gold enough to pay for
washing it; -- so called among gold miners.
Wash"ing, n. 1.
(Mining) Gold dust procured by washing; also, a place
where this is done; a washery.
2. A thin covering or coat; as, a
washing of silver.
3. (Stock Exchanges) The operation of
simultaneously buying and selling the same stock for the purpose of
manipulating the market. The transaction is fictitious, and is
prohibited by stock-exchange rules.
4. (Pottery) The covering of a piece
with an infusible powder, which prevents it from sticking to its
supports, while receiving the glaze.
Wash"ing, n. 1. The act
of one who washes; the act of cleansing with water; ablution.
2. The clothes washed, esp. at one time; a
wash.
Washing bear (Zoöl.), the
raccoon. -- Washing bottle (Chem.), a
bottle fitted with glass tubes passing through the cork, so that on blowing
into one of the tubes a stream of water issuing from the other may be
directed upon anything to be washed or rinsed, as a precipitate upon a
filter, etc. -- Washing fluid, a liquid used as
a cleanser, and consisting usually of alkaline salts resembling soaps in
their action. -- Washing machine, a machine for
washing; specifically, a machine for washing clothes. --
Washing soda. (Chem.) See Sodium
carbonate, under Sodium. -- Washing
stuff, any earthy deposit containing gold enough to pay for
washing it; -- so called among gold miners.
Wash"ing, n. 1.
(Mining) Gold dust procured by washing; also, a place
where this is done; a washery.
2. A thin covering or coat; as, a
washing of silver.
3. (Stock Exchanges) The operation of
simultaneously buying and selling the same stock for the purpose of
manipulating the market. The transaction is fictitious, and is
prohibited by stock-exchange rules.
4. (Pottery) The covering of a piece
with an infusible powder, which prevents it from sticking to its
supports, while receiving the glaze.
