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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rinse \Rinse\, n.
The act of rinsing.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rinse \Rinse\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rinsed}; p. pr & vb n.
{Rinsing}.] [OE., fr OF rincer, rimser, reinser,
ra["i]ncier, F. rincer; of uncertain origin.]
1. To wash lightly; to cleanse with a second or repeated
application of water after washing.
2. To cleancse by the introduction of water; -- applied
especially to hollow vessels; as to rinse a bottle.
``Like a glass did break i' the rinsing.'' --Shak.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
rinse
n 1: a liquid preparation used on wet hair to it a tint
2: the removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of
washing [syn: {rinsing}]
3: the act of giving a light tint to the hair
4: washing lightly without soap
v 1: wash off soap or remaining dirt [syn: {rinse off}]
2: clean with some chemical process [syn: {wash}]
3: rinse one's mouth and throat with mouthwash; "gargle with
this liquid" [syn: {gargle}]
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