释义
[ wosh -ing, waw -shing ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈwɒʃ ɪŋ, ˈwɔ ʃɪŋ / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun the act of a person or thing that washes; ablution.
clothes, linens, etc., washed or to be washed, especially those washed at one time; wash.
Often washings . any liquid that has been used to wash something.
matter removed or carried off in washing something or by the force of water: The washings from numerous spring floods had clogged the mouth of the river.
Mining . material, as gold dust, obtained by washing earth, gravel, etc. the deposits so washed. Metalworking . wash (def. 45).
the act of making a wash sale.
SEE MORE SEE LESS Origin of washing First recorded in 1175–1225, washing is from the Middle English word wasschunge. See wash, -ing1
Words nearby washing wash goods, wash-hand basin, wash house, washin, washiness, washing , washing machine, washing powder, washing soda, Washington, Washington and the cherry tree
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The washing , touching, and kissing of these bodies—typical in many West African burials—can be deadly.
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By the river some women, no larger in appearance than little dolls, were standing and washing .
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Begin, if raw stock, by washing and rinsing thoroughly in order to remove all natural grease and dirt adhering to the fibre.
The Practical Ostrich Feather Dyer | Alexander Paul
If washing does not remove them, use chloric ether, or new spirits of turpentine.
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Then, after washing their feet, the sweeper and the village headman walk barefoot hurriedly across the fire.
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This daily washing is a capital stove; for I find all hands say that, when it is once over, they feel like new men.
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British Dictionary definitions for washing noun articles that have been or are to be washed together on a single occasion
liquid in which an article has been washed
something, such as gold dust or metal ore, that has been obtained by washing
a thin coat of something applied in liquid form
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