Wash (4)
Wash, a. 1. Washy; weak.Their bodies of so weak and wash a temper. Beau. & Fl.2. Capable of being washed without injury; washable; as, wash goods.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Wash (5)
Wash, v. t. 1. To cause dephosphorisation of (molten pig iron) by adding substances containing iron oxide, and sometimes manganese oxide.2. To pass (a gas or gaseous mixture) th...
Wash (6)
Wash, v. i. 1. To use washes, as for the face or hair.2. To move with a lapping or swashing sound, or the like; to lap; splash; as, to hear the water washing.
Wash (7)
Wash, n. 1. (Geol.) (a) Gravel and other rock débris transported and deposited by running water; coarse alluvium. (b) An alluvial cone formed by a stream at the base of a mounta...
Wash drawing
Wash drawing. (Art) In water-color painting, work in, or a work done chiefly in, washes, as distinguished from that done in stipple, in body color, etc.
Wash sale
Wash sale. (Stock Exchange) A sale made in washing. See Washing, n., 3, above.
Wash stand
Wash stand. In a stable or garage, a place in the floor prepared so that carriages or automobiles may be washed there and the water run off.
Wash-off
Wash″–off′ (?), a.(Calico Printing) Capable of being washed off; not permanent or durable; — said of colors not fixed by steaming or otherwise.
Washable
Wash″a‐ble (?), a. Capable of being washed without damage to fabric or color.
Washboard
Wash″board′ (?), n. 1. A fluted, or ribbed, board on which clothes are rubbed in washing them.2. A board running round, and serving as a facing for, the walls of a room, next to...
Washbowl
Wash″bowl′ (?), n. A basin, or bowl, to hold water for washing one's hands, face, etc.
Washdish
Wash″dish′ (?), n. 1. A washbowl.2. (Zoöl.) Same as Washerwoman, 2.
Washed
Washed (?), a.(Zoöl.) Appearing as if overlaid with a thin layer of different color; — said of the colors of certain birds and insects.
Washed sale
Washed sale. Same as Wash sale.
Washen
Wash″en (?), obs.p. p. of Wash. Chaucer.
Washer
Wash″er (?), n. [AS. wæscere.]1. One who, or that which, washes.2. A ring of metal, leather, or other material, or a perforated plate, used for various purposes, as around a bol...
Washerman
Wash″er‐man (?), n.; pl.Washermen (�). A man who washes clothes, esp. for hire, or for others.
Washerwoman
Wash″er‐wom′an (?), n.; pl.Washerwomen (�).1. A woman who washes clothes, especially for hire, or for others.2. (Zoöl.) The pied wagtail; — so called in allusion to its beating ...
Washhouse
Wash″house′ (?), n. An outbuilding for washing, esp. one for washing clothes; a laundry.
Washiness
Wash″i‐ness (?), n. The quality or state of being washy, watery, or weak.
Washing
Wash″ing, n. 1. The act of one who washes; the act of cleansing with water; ablution.2. The clothes washed, esp. at one time; a wash.Washing bear(Zoöl.), the raccoon. — Washing ...
Washing (2)
Wash″ing, n. 1. (Mining) Gold dust procured by washing; also, a place where this is done; a washery.2. A thin covering or coat; as, a washing of silver.3. (Stock Exchanges) The ...
Washingtonian
Wash′ing‐to″ni‐an (?), a. 1. Pertaining to, or characteristic of, George Washington; as, a Washingtonian policy. Lowell.2. Designating, or pertaining to, a temperance society an...
Washoe process
Wash″oe proc′ess (?). [From the Washoe district, Nevada.] The process of treating silver ores by grinding in pans or tubs with the addition of mercury, and sometimes of chemical...
Washout
Wash″out′ (?), n. The washing out or away of earth, etc., especially of a portion of the bed of a road or railroad by a fall of rain or a freshet; also, a place, especially in t...
Washpot
Wash″pot′ (?), n. 1. A pot or vessel in which anything is washed.2. (Tin-Plate Manuf.) A pot containing melted tin into which the plates are dipped to be coated.
Washstand
Wash″stand′ (?), n. A piece of furniture holding the ewer or pitcher, basin, and other requisites for washing the person.