grassing
English
Verb
grassing
Noun
grassing (plural grassings)
- (historical) An area of grassland available as pasture for cattle.
- The exposing of linen in fields to air and light for bleaching purposes.
- 1876, The Textile Colourist (volume 1, page 70)
- […] four weeks' exposure on grass, two immersions in bleaching liquor with various supplementary boilings and grassings.
- 1876, The Textile Colourist (volume 1, page 70)