Rinse



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• v. 以清水冲洗, 漂洗
• ［英］ v. 以清水冲洗, 漂洗 ( to cleanse by clear water)
• ［例］ rinse one's hands under the tap ( 用自来水冲洗双手)

Webster Collegiate

I. transitive verb (rinsed; rinsing)

• Etymology: Middle English rincen, from Anglo-French rincer, alteration of Old French recincier, from Vulgar Latin *recentiare, from Latin recent-, recens fresh, recent
• Date: 14th century
• 1. to cleanse by flushing with liquid (as water) — often used with out<rinse out the mouth>
• 2.
  • a. to cleanse (as of soap used in washing) by clear water
  • b. to treat (hair) with a rinse
• 3. to remove (dirt or impurities) by washing lightly or in water only
• ? rinser noun

II. noun

• Date: 1837
• 1. the act or process of rinsing
• 2.
  • a. liquid used for rinsing
  • b. a solution that temporarily tints hair

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