Noun: bluing bloo-ing
- A process that makes something blue (or bluish)
"The laundry underwent bluing to brighten white fabrics";
- blueing
- Used to whiten laundry, hair or give it a bluish tinge
"She added a drop of bluing to the rinse water to brighten her white sheets";
- blueing, blue
Derived forms: bluings
Type of: chemical action, chemical change, chemical process, color [US], colour [Brit, Cdn], discolor [US], discolour [Brit, Cdn], dye, dyestuff
Encyclopedia: Bluing
Blue, Red and Grey