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  1. 1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Blue Source: opted
  2. 2. n. The act of rendering blue; as, the bluing of steel. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. Something to give a bluish tint, as indigo, or preparations used by washerwomen. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge Source: wordnet
  5. 5. n. a process that makes something blue (or bluish) Source: wordnet
  6. 6. 1. The act of rendering blue; as, the bluing of steel. Tomlinson. 2. Something to give a bluish tint, as indigo, or preparations used by washerwomen. Source: webster
  7. 7. n:100 n. used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge n. a process that makes something blue (or bluish) Source: ecdict

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