washing

noun8

1. •
   The action of the verb to wash.
2. •
   (UK, Australia) the clothes, bed covers and other soft things in a home that are dirty or have just been made clean

   • My mother used to do the washing on a Monday.
3. •
   [in the plural] The residue after an ore, etc, has been washed.

   • The washings have a higher concentration of metal.
4. •
   A thin covering or coat.
5. •
   The covering of a piece with an infusible powder, which prevents it from sticking to its supports, while receiving the glaze.
6. •
   The liquid used to wash an ore.
7. •
   A place where a precious metal found in gravel is separated from lighter material by washing.
8. •
   A fraudulent transaction in which the same stock is simultaneously bought and sold for the purpose of manipulating the market.