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bluing

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1. bluing - Noun

2. bluing - Verb

Meaning

of Blue

The act of rendering blue; as, the bluing of steel.

Something to give a bluish tint, as indigo, or preparations used by washerwomen.

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Bluing main Bluing is a technique that can provide limited resistance to rusting for small steel items, such as firearms; for it to be successful, a water-displacing oil is rubbed onto the blued steel and other steel. Source: Internet

It may be packaged as a soil acidifier or “bluing formula” for hydrangeas and other acid-loving plants. Source: Internet

Can you use laundry bluing for bluer blues? Source: Internet

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