I 'scaped a scouring - a disease Scouring is a sort of flux in horses and cattle (Latin, Malum prætervehi, French, L'échapper belle )
the actual seperation of dirt, grease and foreign matter from grease wool; this is usually done in a lukewarm, mildly alkaline solution, followed by a rinse
moving over territory to search for something; "scouring the entire area revealed nothing"
The removal of impurities such as natural waxes, fats and dirt from a fabric by means of washing with a detergent such as Synthrapol
Cleaning raw wool or fiber and removing such impurities as dirt, sweat, and grease by washing with soaps and alkalies or with chemicals
* The freeing of wool from yolk, suint, dirt, and all other foreign matter It may be done by washing with soaps and alkalis, by treating with solvents or chemicals, or by naphthalating the stock at below-freezing temperatures * A general process of cleaning * To remove the sizing and tint used on the warp yarn in weaving, and in general, cleaning a fabric or yarn prior to dyeing
the treatment of textiles in aqueous or other solutions in order to remove natural fats, waxes, proteins and other constituents, as well as dirt, oil and other impurities