(uncountable, chiefly Britain, New Zealand, Australia)Clothing, bedlinen or soft furnishings that have been, are currently being, or are to be washed; laundry.
(countable, often in the plural) The residue after an ore, etc, has been washed
The liquid used to wash an ore.
A place where a precious metal found in gravel is separated from lighter material by washing.
A thin covering or coat.
(stock exchange) A fraudulenttransaction in which the same stock is simultaneously bought and sold for the purpose of manipulating the market.
(pottery) The covering of a piece with an infusible powder, which prevents it from sticking to its supports, while receiving the glaze.