A preparation of finely powdered chalk, used for whitewashing, cleaning plate, and various other purposes.
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| 释义 | the world > matter > colour > named colours > white or whiteness > whitener > [noun] > whiting powder or stone (5) whitingeOE A preparation of finely powdered chalk, used for whitewashing, cleaning plate, and various other purposes. whitening1638 A substance, agent, etc., used to whiten something; spec. whiting (whiting, n.1 1). hearthstone1705 A kind of soft stone, or material made from powdered stone and pipeclay, used to whiten hearths, doorsteps, etc. Paris white1838 In the names of colours and various materials and preparations, esp. pigments and dyes, having a… Paris white n. a kind of finely ground whiting (wh… blanco1895 A white preparation for whitening accoutrements; also, a similar preparation of khaki colouring. |
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