bluing
/ˈbluːɪŋ/
verb
- Present participle of blue; making or becoming blue.
- She is bluing the fabric by dipping it in indigo dye.
- The cold weather was bluing the tips of his fingers.
- The sky was bluing as the storm clouds finally cleared.
noun
- A blue substance or dye used to whiten laundry or give a blue tint to fabrics.
- The fabric store sells liquid bluing for people who prefer traditional whitening.
- She added a capful of bluing to the wash to keep her white shirts looking bright.
- Old-fashioned laundry methods often used bluing to counteract yellowing.
- The process of making something blue, especially metal, by applying a chemical or heat treatment.
- The gunsmith performed a bluing on the steel to protect it from rust.
- Bluing gives gun barrels a dark blue-black finish that resists corrosion.
- He learned the art of bluing metal in his grandfather's workshop.