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Noun Concept
Categories: Textile stubs, Articles with short description, Materials stubs, Dyes, Cleaning products
EN
bluing  blueing  blue  dolly blue  Keen's Oxford Blue
EN
Used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge WordNet 3.0
English:
fabric
fabrics
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Used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Bluing, laundry blue, dolly blue or washing blue is a household product used to improve the appearance of textiles, especially white fabrics. Wikipedia
Blue dye used to improve the appearance of fabrics Wikipedia Disambiguation
Product used to improve optical whiteness of clothing or textiles Wikidata
A liquid with an intense blue colour, added to a laundry wash to prevent yellowing of white clothes. Wiktionary
Liquid added to a laundry wash to prevent yellowing of white clothes. Wiktionary (translation)
An indigo material used as a laundry aid to counteract yellowing. Wiktionary
Laundry aid. Wiktionary (translation)
A substance used in laundry to whiten clothes; blue. Wiktionary
IS A
dye
colourant
HAS KIND
Mrs. Stewart's Bluing
USE
laundry
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
EN
bluing, blueing, blue
Wikipedia
EN
bluing (fabric)
Wikidata
EN
bluing
Wiktionary
EN
blue, blueing, bluing
Wikipedia Redirections
EN
Bluing (fabrics), dolly blue, Keen's Oxford Blue, laundry blue, laundry bluing, washing blue
Wikidata Alias
EN
dolly blue, laundry blue, laundry bluing, washing blue

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