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A basket in which clothes are carried to the wash. Shak.

A washing.

hich stamped ore is concentrated by subjecting it to the action of rynning water so as to wash out the lighter and less valuable portions.

A thin flat piece of metal, formed from a sheet by punching; a small washer put on the end of a rivet before it is swaged down.

A white or colored wash for the ceiling or other plastering of a room, consisting of a mixture of clear glue, Paris white or zinc white, and water. [Also spelt kalsomine.]

To impregnate or wash with camphor; to camphorate. [R.] Tatler.

a political sense, as being the seat of the general government of a state or nation; as, Washington and Paris are capital cities.

The edifice at Washington occupied by the Congress of the United States; also, the building in which the legislature of State holds its sessions; a statehouse.

The rank, post, or commission of a captain. Washington. Captaincy general, the office, power, teritory, or jurisdiction of a captain general; as, the captaincy general of La Habana (Cuba and its islands).

To apply carbonic acid to; to wash or treat with carbolic acid.

egative and the film is transferred from the paper to some other support and developed by washing (the unexposed portions being dissolved away). If the process stops here it is called single transfer; if the image is afterward transferred in order to give an unreversed print, the method is called double transfer.…

cial undertaking; usually applied to course or conduct which is of a pubic character; as, Washington's career as a soldier. An impartial view of his whole career. Macaulay.

The lighter, earthy parts of ore, carried off washing.

The state or condition of being celebrated; fame; renown; as, the celebrity of Washington. An event of great celebrity in the history of astronomy. Whewell.

Of or pertaining to dinner or supper. [R.] The Romans washed, were anointed, and wore a cenatory garment. Sir T. Browne.

Washed with a preparation of white lead; as, cerused face. Beau. & Fl.

bstacle, guard, restraint, or rebuff. Useful check upon the administration of government. Washington. A man whom no check could abash. Macaulay.

One of a tribe of North American Indians now living in the state of Washington, noted for the custom of flattening their skulls. Chinooks also called Flathead Indians.

Washington -- a nickname. See Chinook, n.

An iron plate on an axletree or other wood to keep it from wearing; a washer.