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Middle English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old English *wæsċing, equivalent to wasshen + -ing.
- waschenge, wasching, waschynge, wassching, washing, washyng, wasschunge, wasschyng, wasshing, wasshinge, wasshyng, weschyng, weschynge, wesschinge, wesschunge
- (with wai-) waisching, wayschynge
Noun
wasshynge (plural wasshynges)
- The process of washing or cleaning:
- (medicine) The bathing of a wound.
- (figurative) Purification; spiritual cleansing.
- (rare) The debasement of coins by using acid to wear at the metal.
- Something used to wash or clean:
- (rare) A medicinal ointment or salve.
- (rare) Water used to wash; dishwater.
- (rare) A bath (i.e. for washing the body)
- The dilution of a substance with water.
Descendants
Etymology 2
From Old English *wasċende, equivalent to wasshen + -ing.
Verb
wasshynge
- present participle of wasshen
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