[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

blue \blue\, v. t. imp.  p. p. blued; p. pr.  vb. n.
   bluing.
   to make blue; to dye of a blue color; to make blue by
   heating, as metals, etc.
   1913 webster
see also:
blued bluing 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

bluing \blu"ing\, n.
   1. the act of rendering blue; as, the bluing of steel.
      --tomlinson.
      1913 webster

   2. something, as indigo or other preparations, used to give a
      bluish tint, especially to white clothing when being
      washed.
      1913 webster +pjc

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

bluing
     n 1: used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge
          syn: blueing, blue
     2: a process that makes something blue or bluish syn: blueing
see also:
blueing blue 

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