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Bluing   Listen
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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"Bluing" Quotes from Famous Books



... putting in pieces of about the same thickness and size, so that they will heat evenly. Make a bail to the basket, so that it can be easily handled. When the desired color is obtained, dip quickly in hot water to stop the progress of the bluing, for an instant only, so that enough heat may be retained to dry the articles. A cover to the iron box may sometimes be used to advantage to hasten the heating. Another way, much used, is to varnish the work with ultramarine varnish, which may be obtained from ...
— Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 • Barkham Burroughs
... Etc.—If you burn your finger or hand make a strong solution of bluing water and soak the affected part in it for ten minutes, or longer if necessary. The pain will quickly disappear ...
— Fowler's Household Helps • A. L. Fowler
... were forgot. Aunt Emma Truegate Winslow was a myth of the dragon-haunted past. Here all was fresh color and free spaces looking to open sea. Behind the dunes, with their traceries of pale grass, reveled the sharp, unshadowed green of marshes, and an inland bay that was blue as bluing, a startling blue, bordered by the emerald marshes. To one side—afar, not troubling their peace—were the crimson roofs of fantastic houses, like chalets and California missions and villas of the Riviera, with gables ...
— The Trail of the Hawk - A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life • Sinclair Lewis
... numbness and a slight swelling. Medium: Additional symptom of a bluing of the leg; also large blisters. Severe: Gangrene ...
— Military Instructors Manual • James P. Cole and Oliver Schoonmaker


Words linked to "Bluing" :   chemical change, blue, dyestuff, chemical action


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