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Etymology 1

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FromMiddle Englishwaschynge,weschynge, fromOld English*weasċing,*wæsċing (attested inweasċingweġ), fromProto-West Germanic*waskingu, equivalent towash +‎-ing. Cognate withSaterland FrisianWaaskenge(“washing”),West Frisianwasking(“washing”),Dutchwassing(“washing”),GermanWaschung(“washing”).

Noun

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washing (countable anduncountable,pluralwashings)

  1. (countable) The action of the verb towash
    • 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 severalwashings and decantings the sand and clay could be approximately separated[…]
  2. (uncountable, chiefly British, New Zealand, Australia)Clothing,bedlinen orsoft furnishings that have been, are currently being, or are to be washed;laundry.
    My mother used to do thewashing on a Monday
    • 2013, Robin Wall Kimmerer,Braiding Sweetgrass, 1st edition, Milkweed Editions,→ISBN, page74:
      […] Hazel telling about how she liked a good woodpile, especially when she used to take inwashing to earn a little extra. She needed a goodly pile to fuel her washtubs.
  3. (countable, often in the plural) Theresidue after anore, etc, has been washed
    Thewashings have a higher concentration of metal
  4. The liquid used to wash an ore.
  5. A place where aprecious metal found ingravel is separated from lighter material by washing.
    the gold-washings, or silver-washings
  6. A thin covering or coat.
    awashing of silver
  7. (stock market, finance) Afraudulenttransaction in which the same stock is simultaneously bought and sold for the purpose of manipulating the market.
  8. (pottery) The covering of a piece with an infusible powder, which prevents it from sticking to its supports, while receiving the glaze.
Synonyms
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  • (articles that have been or are to be washed):laundry(especially US)
Derived terms
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Translations
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action of the verb "to wash"
textiles that have been or are to be washed
residue after an ore, etc, has been washed
liquid used to wash an ore

Etymology 2

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FromMiddle Englishwaschyng,wasschynge,wasschinge,wesschinge,wassende, fromOld English*wasċende,*wæsċende, fromProto-West Germanic*waskandī, fromProto-Germanic*waskandz(“washing”), present participle ofProto-Germanic*waskaną(“to wash”), equivalent towash +‎-ing. Cognate withDutchwassend,Germanwaschend,Swedishvaskande.

Verb

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washing

  1. presentparticiple andgerund ofwash

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Middle English

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Noun

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washing

  1. alternative form ofwasshynge
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