English dictionary

bluing

/'bl/u//I//N/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge

noun.substance

Synonyms blue blueing

Source: WordNet 3.0
a process that makes something blue (or bluish)

noun.process

Synonyms blueing

Source: WordNet 3.0
The act of rendering blue; as, the <i>bluing</i> of steel.

noun

Source: webster1913