Definitions for: Bluing

[n] a process that makes something blue (or bluish)
[n] used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge

Webster (1913) Definition: Blu"ing, n.
1. The act of rendering blue; as, the bluing of steel.
--Tomlinson.

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

Synonyms: blue, blueing, blueing

See Also: chemical action, chemical change, chemical process, dye, dyestuff