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Leach :: Leach (n.) See Leech, a physician..

Leech :: Leech (n.) See 2d Leach.

Crefting :: Crefting (n.) Exposing linen to the sun, on the grass, in the process of bleaching..

Leach :: Leach (n.) A tub or vat for leaching ashes, bark, etc..

Grass :: Grass (v. t.) To expose, as flax, on the grass for bleaching, etc..

Bleaching :: Bleaching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bleac.

Pleaching :: Pleaching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pleac.

Leached :: Leached (imp. & p. p.) of Leac.

Blanchimeter :: Blanchimeter (n.) An instrument for measuring the bleaching power of chloride of lime and potash; a chlorometer.

Chlorometry :: Chlorometry (n.) The process of testing the bleaching power of any combination of chlorine.

Ecru :: Ecru (a.) Having the color or appearance of unbleached stuff, as silk, linen, or the like..

Lye :: Lye (n.) A strong caustic alkaline solution of potassium salts, obtained by leaching wood ashes. It is much used in making soap, etc..

Leachy :: Leachy (a.) Permitting liquids to pass by percolation; not capable of retaining water; porous; pervious; -- said of gravelly or sandy soils, and the like..

Fume :: Fume (v. t.) To expose to the action of fumes; to treat with vapors, smoke, etc.; as, to bleach straw by fuming it with sulphur; to fill with fumes, vapors, odors, etc., as a room..

Keeve :: Keeve (n.) A bleaching vat; a kier.

Letch :: Letch (v. & n.) See Leach.

Leach :: Leach (n.) See 3d Leech.

Leach :: Leach (v. i.) To part with soluble constituents by percolation.

Barilla :: Barilla (n.) The alkali produced from the plant, being an impure carbonate of soda, used for making soap, glass, etc., and for bleaching purposes..

Potash :: Potash (n.) The impure potassium carbonate obtained by leaching wood ashes, either as a strong solution (lye), or as a white crystalline (pearlash)..

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