See Also: Washing(medicine)
washing(dictionary)
washing-up(dictionary)
Washing(casino)
washing day(dictionary)
washing(2)(dictionary)
washing(1)(dictionary)
washing line(dictionary)
washing machine(dictionary)
washing soda(dictionary)

nunnery (oh) and washing(2) (iou)


nunnery (oh)



[C] old use
a convent

washing(2) (iou)



washing noun. ME.
[from WASH verb + -ING1.]
The action of WASH verb; an instance of this. Also foll. by away, off, out, up, etc. ME.
W. Morris The wind..Howled round about, with washing of the rain.
b. spec. A ceremonial or religious ablution. LME.
a. In pl. & sing. The liquid that has been used to wash something; matter removed when something is washed. ME.
b. In pl. Metal obtained by washing ore or metalliferous earth. E17.
c. In pl. Matter carried away by rain or running water; alluvial deposit. E18.
d. In pl. Places containing soil from which gold or diamonds are obtained by washing. M19.
Clothes etc. just washed or set aside for washing. ME.
take in one another's washing provide mutual help, esp. by buying one another's goods or Services in transactions where no new wealth accrues overall.
L. Grant-Adamson He extricated his dirty washing and tossed it into the washing machine.
A medical lotion. ME-M16.
Comb.: washing bat Hist. a wooden implement used to beat dirty washing after it had been soaked; washing-bowl (a) a wash-basin; (b) (obsolete exc. local) a pan or tub for washing clothes etc.; washing-day = washday s.v. WASH-; washing-house a wash-house; washing-line a clothes-line; washing machine a machine for washing clothes and linen etc.; washing-pan a pan for washing ore, a wash-pan; washing-place (a) a place where washing is done; a laundry; (b) a place where gold is washed out from sand or earth; washing-powder powder of detergent or soap for washing clothes etc.; washing soda: see SODA 1; washing-stand a washstand; washing-stock Hist. a wooden bench on which washing was beaten with a washing bat; washing-stuff Austral. slang auriferous earth; washing-up the process of washing crockery etc. after use; used dishes awaiting washing; washing-up liquid, liquid detergent for washing up with.