Meaning of RINSE
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- [n] washing lightly without soap
- [n] the act of giving a light tint to the hair
- [n] the removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of washing
- [n] a liquid preparation used on wet hair to it a tint
- [v] rinse one's mouth and throat with mouthwash; "gargle with this liquid"
- [v] clean with some chemical process
- [v] wash off soap or remaining dirt
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| | Synonyms: | | gargle, rinse off, rinsing, wash |
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| | See Also: | | elute, flush, hair coloring, hair coloring, hair dye, lavation, lave, purge, remotion, removal, scour, wash, wash, washing | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Rinse\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rinsed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Rinsing}.] [OE., fr. OF. rincer, rimser, reinser,
ra["i]ncier, F. rincer; of uncertain origin.]
1. To wash lightly; to cleanse with a second or repeated
application of water after washing.
2. To cleancse by the introduction of water; -- applied
especially to hollow vessels; as, to rinse a bottle.
``Like a glass did break i' the rinsing.'' --Shak.
\Rinse\, n.
The act of rinsing.
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