washing

The act or process of one that washes.

Articles washed or intended to be washed at one time.

The residue after an ore or other material has been washed.

The liquid used to wash something.

The purification of molten cast-iron by additions to the bath of metal in the hearth of a furnace; specifically the oxidization of phosphorus and sulphur by the addition of ores of pure oxid of iron, or those that contain manganese oxid.

The act of cleansing with water; ablution.

Clothes washed, especially those washed at one time: awash.

3. The result of washing; that which is washed from something else, as gold dust.

The act of one who washes; the act of cleansing with water; ablution.

The clothes washed, esp. at one time; a wash.