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crofting: see bleaching bleaching, process of whitening by chemicals or by exposure to sun and air, commonly applied to textiles, paper pulp, wheat flour, petroleum products, oils and fats, straw, hair, feathers, and wood.
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crofting [′krȯf·tiŋ]
(textiles)
The whitening of linen by soaking it in an alkaline solution, then drying it in the sun.
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Country diary by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
 
 
 
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