Washing vs Clothing - What's the difference?
washing | clothing |
(uncountable) The action of the verb to wash
(uncountable, chiefly, British, NZ) Clothing, bed linen or soft furnishings that have been, are currently being, or are to be washed; laundry.
* My mother used to do the washing on a Monday
(countable, often in the plural) The residue after an ore, etc, has been washed
* The washings have a higher concentration of metal
The liquid used to wash an ore.
A place where a precious metal found in gravel is separated from lighter material by washing.
Any of a wide variety of articles, usually made of fabrics, animal hair, animal skin, or some combination thereof, used to cover the human body for warmth, to preserve modesty, or for fashion.
* Milton
An act or instance of putting clothes on.
(obsolete) The art of process of making cloth.
* Ray
A covering of non-conducting material on the outside of a boiler, or steam chamber, to prevent radiation of heat.
As nouns the difference between washing and clothing
is that washing is (uncountable) the action of the verb to wash while clothing is any of a wide variety of articles, usually made of fabrics, animal hair, animal skin, or some combination thereof, used to cover the human body for warmth, to preserve modesty, or for fashion.As verbs the difference between washing and clothing
is that washing is while clothing is .washing
English
Noun
- the gold-washings''', or silver-'''washings
Synonyms
* (articles that have been or are to be washed): laundry (especially US)Verb
(head)clothing
English
Verb
(head)Noun
- From others he shall stand in need of nothing, / Yet on his brothers shall depend for clothing .
- The clothing and unclothing of the idols was of special significance.
- Instructing [refugees] in the art of clothing .
- (Knight)