Synonyms:
wash, washing, lavation
Meaning: the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
Usage examples
Great care should be taken in the washing of delicate dogs.
"No; Sarah Maud is the oldest--she helps do the washing; and Peter is the next.
Our washing lies spread on bushes, where it will catch the first peep of morning sun.
He soon left his desk, spent an hour in washing the ink from his hair, and returned to his duties.
Higher up could be seen some Chinamen, but whether they were fishing or washing we could not tell.
The duke and duchess, who had not known anything about this, waited to see what came of this strange washing.
"Once a fortnight is often enough to wash any dog but a white one. Washing has very little effect in the destruction of vermin.
Once in a great while Lucinda was allowed to go to church, when she could be spared from her daily routine of cooking, washing, etc.
The customs of countries and princes' palaces are only good so long as they give no annoyance; but the way of washing they have here is worse than doing penance.
Injudicious washing and bad drying are productive of running sore eyes, more especially visible in white poodles, where the hair is long and woolly, retaining the moisture.
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