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Etymology

Inherited from Middle English waschyng /wasschinge /wasschynge /wassende /wesschinge, from Old English *wæsċende /*wasċende, from Proto-West Germanic *waskandī, from Proto-Germanic *waskandz (“washing”), present participle of *waskaną (“to wash”). By surface analysis, wash + -ing. Cognate with Dutch wassend, German waschend, Swedish vaskande.

inherited from *waskandz✻ — “washing”
inherited from *waskandī✻
inherited from *wæsċende//*wasċende✻
inherited from waschyng//wasschinge//wasschynge//wassende//wesschinge

Definitions

The action of the verb to wash.
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Clothing, bedlinen or soft furnishings that have been, are currently being, or are to be…
Clothing, bedlinen or soft furnishings that have been, are currently being, or are to be washed; laundry.
- My mother used to do the washing on a Monday.
- […] Hazel telling about how she liked a good woodpile, especially when she used to take in washing to earn a little extra. She needed a goodly pile to fuel her washtubs.
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The residue after an ore, etc, has been washed.
- The washings have a higher concentration of metal.
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1. The liquid used to wash an ore.
2. 5
  A place where a precious metal found in gravel is separated from lighter material by…
  A place where a precious metal found in gravel is separated from lighter material by washing.
  - the gold-washings, or silver-washings
3. 6
  A thin covering or coat.
  - a washing of silver
4. A fraudulent transaction in which the same stock is simultaneously bought and sold for…
  A fraudulent transaction in which the same stock is simultaneously bought and sold for the purpose of manipulating the market.
5. The covering of a piece with an infusible powder, which prevents it from sticking to its…
  The covering of a piece with an infusible powder, which prevents it from sticking to its supports, while receiving the glaze.
6. present participle and gerund of wash

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Derived

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Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at washing. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

A definitional loop anchored at washing. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

6 hops · closes at washing

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