"5" . _:vb7068185 "Flanders soap is the substance which appeared to act in the most advantageous manner; it scowers very speedily, and gives wool a degree of whiteness which it is extremely difficult to produce by any other means."@en . _:vb7068185 . _:vb7068184 "(ambitransitive, obsolete) To cleanse (something) without rubbing."@en . . _:vb7068185 "1805 August, Bouillon Lagrange, \u201CExtract from a Memoir on the Steeping of Wool, and the Influence of Its Different States on Dyeing.\u00A0[\u2026]\u201D, in The Repertory of Arts, Manufactures, and Agriculture, volume XXXIX (Second Series), London: Printed for J. Wyatt,\u00A0[\u2026], \u2192OCLC, page 222:"@en . _:vb7068184 .