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• washing — Wash Wash, n. 1. The act of washing; an ablution; a cleansing, wetting, or dashing with water; hence, a quantity, as of clothes, washed at once. [1913 Webster] 2. A piece of ground washed by the action of a sea or river, or sometimes covered and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Washing — Wash Wash (w[o^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Washed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Washing}.] [OE. waschen, AS. wascan; akin to D. wasschen, G. waschen, OHG. wascan, Icel. & Sw. vaska, Dan. vaske, and perhaps to E. water. [root]150.] 1. To cleanse by ablution,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Pan — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a a vessel of metal, earthenware, or plastic, usu. broad and shallow, used for cooking and other domestic purposes. b the contents of this. 2 a panlike vessel in which substances are heated etc. 3 any similar shallow container… …   Useful english dictionary

• pan — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a a vessel of metal, earthenware, or plastic, usu. broad and shallow, used for cooking and other domestic purposes. b the contents of this. 2 a panlike vessel in which substances are heated etc. 3 any similar shallow container… …   Useful english dictionary

• Spray nozzle — A spray nozzle is a device that facilitates the formation of spray. When a liquid is dispersed as a stream of droplets (atomization), it is called a spray. Spray nozzles are used to achieve two primary functions: increase liquid surface area to… …   Wikipedia

• pan — pan1 [pan] n. [ME panne < OE, akin to Ger pfanne, early Gmc loanword < VL panna, prob. < L patina, a pan: see PATELLA] 1. any of many kinds of containers, usually broad, shallow, without a cover, and made of metal, used for domestic… …   English World dictionary

• Cradle (mining) — A cradle, or rocker, was a mechanical contrivance used in placer mining in the 19th century. It consisted of a box on rockers and moved by hand, and was used by gold miners to process gold bearing soil, washing out the dirt and leaving the gold… …   Wikipedia

• Cradling — was a gold mining technique used by gold miners in the 1800s. Otherwise known as a rocker, the cradle does indeed resemble a child s cradle.It must be manipulated carefully, to prevent losing the gold. Although big, and difficult to move, the… …   Wikipedia

• Suikinkutsu — A is a type of Japanese garden ornament and music device. It consists of an upside down buried pot with a hole at the top. Water drips through the hole at the top onto a small pool of water inside of the pot, creating a pleasant splashing sound… …   Wikipedia

• Roman technology — is the engineering practice which supported Roman civilization and made the expansion of Roman commerce and Roman military possible over nearly a thousand years. The Roman Empire had the most advanced set of technology of their time, some of… …   Wikipedia

• Washboard — A washboard is a tool designed for hand washing clothing. With mechanized cleaning of clothing becoming more common by the end of the 20th century, the washboard has become better known for its originally subsidiary use as a musical instrument.… …   Wikipedia