单词 | deliming |
释义 | delimingn. The action or process of removing lime (lime n.1) from something, esp. the washing or treating of a hide or skin so as to remove or neutralize lime which has been applied as part of the tanning process. ΚΠ 1874 Amer. Chemist May 410/1 If it be desirable to let the lime act for a longer time upon the sugar-juice, the de-liming will not be brought about at period i, but must be introduced later. 1916 Jrnl. Amer. Leather Chemists Assoc. 11 84 Most tanners usually allow the deliming to proceed to a given point. 2005 S. N. Kaul Wastewater Managem. iv. 12 Operations like soaking, liming, deliming, fleshing, etc. are the most disagreeable steps in leather manufacture. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1874 |
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