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Rinse   /rɪns/   Listen
Rinse

noun
1.
A liquid preparation used on wet hair to give it a tint.
2.
The removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of washing.  Synonym: rinsing.
3.
The act of giving a light tint to the hair.
4.
Washing lightly without soap.





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"Rinse" Quotes from Famous Books



... Isle St. Francis, which I call Petrel Bay, affords excellent shelter for two or three ships; but no fresh water, not even to rinse our mouths, could be found at this time; and a few scattered bushes were the nearest approach to wood upon the island. Petrels, penguins, and a few hair seals may be procured, and probably some ...
— A Voyage to Terra Australis • Matthew Flinders
... "Rinse the mouth out, and take no notice," was the cook's somewhat heartless rejoinder. "How do you say she was ...
— Light O' The Morning • L. T. Meade
... vegetable particles are friable. As soon as this occurs, the fabrics are washed. It is advantageous to add to the wash water powdered carbonate of baryta, strontia, magnesia, or preferably lime, and subsequently to rinse in pure water. Phosphate of lime containing carbonate may also be employed for neutralizing the acid, and the residue recovered and separated from the organic residues mixed with it.—"H. J.," Journal of ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 401, September 8, 1883 • Various
... think," said Mrs. Sterling, as she watched her hang up a towel to dry, and rinse her dish-cloth when the cleaning up ...
— Work: A Story of Experience • Louisa May Alcott


Words linked to "Rinse" :   washing, flush, process, hair dye, removal, scour, swear out, lavation, hair coloring, serve, wash away, purge, wash off, launder, wash out, lave, elute, remotion


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