Meaning of hand-wash | Babel Free

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Noun. [B2]

Examples

“E.C.—Have⟳ you tried any remedies for the Goldfinch “stuck in the moult”? A very good one is to give⟳ a hand-wash in water considerably hotter than is used in the ordinary way, and not to afterward use⟳ cold water for rinsing purposes (it can be given without soap, if you like⟳).”

“After the colors are set⟳, a result⟳ of the first cleaning, then you should be able to do a hand-wash. I have⟳ hand-washed my wool scarves, but you MUST be very careful.”

“The most challenging thing I’ve worked on is what I did last⟳ week: I worked on Arwen’s wall hanging for her bedroom at Rivendell. That was big! It was huge and it utilized a really fine piece of fabric. It was 2 meters wide by 1.8 meters high. It was made of silk, which I had to do a hand-wash on.”

“hand washing: If you’re at all concerned about the sturdiness of your embroidered textile, do a hand-wash in a clean⟳ basin with lukewarm water and a fabric-friendly soap (see⟳ Resources, page 149).”

“She slid into her pants, tossed her underwear aside — they had only the clothes that they’d worn yesterday and would have⟳ to do a hand-wash soon — and pulled her tank top over her head.”

“Let⟳ no one eat⟳ from the same dish with any one else, let⟳ none overfeed himself and walk⟳ out after dinner without a hand-wash.”

“Nurses are required to wash⟳ their hands in various ways during a dressing; three hand-washes are not uncommon. Yet if the nurse’s hands are not to come⟳ into contact⟳ with the wound, is all this hand-washing really necessary?”

“Refreshing face⟳- and hand-washes are great ways to start⟳ or end⟳ each day. Every few days or so, the rest⟳ of your body will need⟳ some scrubbing, too.”

“Towelettes and waterless hand-washes are great items to carry⟳ with you for preventing the spread⟳ of infectious germs.”

“In the corner of the cluttered room were some of the items we had brought, baby clothes, some of the bottles of hand-wash and lots more. […] Nic, who had bought extra bottles of hand-wash for me to take⟳ was about to go on annual leave⟳ herself and was spending all day Monday showing the ropes to an agency temp, also called Nic.”

“Scientists are investigating the best hand-wash to use⟳ in a hospital. Your task is to do an investigation to compare⟳ the effect of antiseptic-based hand-washes and soap-based hand-washes on the growth of bacterial colonies. […] A group of students, Study⟳ Group 1 , investigated how effective two different hand-washes were in killing bacteria. They decided to place⟳ a drop of each hand-wash onto an agar plate and measured the radius of the clear zone that appeared.”

“Wet-wipes and antibacterial no-water gel hand-washes are the archaeologist’s friend on site.”

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