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washing
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?w????/
- (General American) enPR: wôsh??ng, IPA(key): /?w????/
- (cot–caught merger) enPR: wäsh??ng, IPA(key): /?w????/
- Rhymes: -????
Noun
washing (countable and uncountable, plural washings)
- (countable) The action of the verb to wash
- 1855, Proceedings of the Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow
- I then took a piece of dry stone, ground it fine in a mortar, and placed the powder in water, the sand particles sunk rapidly to the bottom, while the clay remained suspended, and by several washings and decantings the sand and clay could be approximately separated […]
- 1855, Proceedings of the Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow
- (uncountable, chiefly Britain, New Zealand, Australia) Clothing, bedlinen or soft furnishings that have been, are currently being, or are to be washed; laundry.
- My mother used to do the washing on a Monday
- (countable, often in the plural) The residue after an ore, etc, has been washed
- The washings have a higher concentration of metal
- The liquid used to wash an ore.
- A place where a precious metal found in gravel is separated from lighter material by washing.
- the gold-washings, or silver-washings
- A thin covering or coat.
- a washing of silver
- (stock exchange) A fraudulent transaction in which the same stock is simultaneously bought and sold for the purpose of manipulating the market.
- (pottery) The covering of a piece with an infusible powder, which prevents it from sticking to its supports, while receiving the glaze.
Synonyms
- (articles that have been or are to be washed): laundry (especially US)
Derived terms
- dirty washing
Translations
Verb
washing
- present participle of wash
Anagrams
- Wangshi, hawings, hawsing
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purification
English
Etymology
From Old French purificacion, from Latin purificatio
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?pj????f??ke???n/
- Rhymes: -e???n
Noun
purification (countable and uncountable, plural purifications)
- The act or process of purifying; the removal of impurities.
- A religious act or rite in which a defiled person is made clean or free from sin.
- (Christianity) The pouring of wine into the chalice to rinse it after communion, the wine being then drunk by the priest.
Translations
French
Etymology
From Latin p?rific?ti?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /py.?i.fi.ka.sj??/
Noun
purification f (plural purifications)
- purification
Related terms
- purifier
Further reading
- “purification” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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