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Webster 1913 Edition

Rinse

Rinse

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Rinsed
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Rinsing
.]
[OE., fr. OF.
rincer
,
rimser
,
reinser
,
raïncier
, F.
rincer
; of uncertain origin.]
1.
To wash lightly; to cleanse with a second or repeated application of water after washing.
2.
To cleancse by the introduction of water; – applied especially to hollow vessels;
as, to
rinse
a bottle
.
“Like a glass did break i’ the rinsing.”
Shak.

Rinse

,
Noun.
The act of rinsing.

Webster 1828 Edition

Rinse

RINSE

,
Verb.
T.
rins. [Our common people pronounce this word rens, retaining their native pronunciation. This is one of a thousand instances in which the purity of our vernacular language has been corrupted by those who have understood French better than their mother tongue.]
1.
To wash; to cleanse by washing. But in present usage,
2.
To cleanse with a second or repeated application of water, after washing. We distinguish washing from rinsing. Washing is performed by rubbing, or with the use of soap; rinsing is performed with clean water, without much rubbing or the use of soap. Clothes are rinsed by dipping and dashing; and vessels are rinsed by dashing water on them, or by slight rubbing. A close barrel may be rinsed, but cannot well be washed.

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