† lessiven.

Forms: 1500s lessiue, 1700s–1800s lessive.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French lessive.

Etymology: < Middle French, French lessive (late 12th cent. in Old French as lissive ) < classical Latin lixīva , use as noun of neuter plural of lixīvus , adjective (see lixivium n.). Compare earlier lixivium n. Compare also slightly later lixive n. and the Middle French forms cited at that entry. N.E.D. (1902) gives the pronunciation as (le·siv) /ˈlɛsɪv/.

Obsolete.

An alkaline solution used for washing and soaking, containing salts leached from wood ashes or some other substance; lye.

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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing agents > [noun] > water or solutions > types of solution

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capital?a1425

buck1562

lessive1597

cheese-water1599

buck-lye1632

pickle1782

lysol1891

1597 P. Lowe Whole Course Chirurg. v. i. sig. L5 Also ye may make lessiues of the vine ashes.

a1790 B. Franklin Wks. (1887) IV. 458 When the grain is ripe and hard, there are also several ways of using it. One is, to soak it all night in a lessive or lye, and then pound it.

1826 H. D. Best Four Years France 303 The lessive, so the washing is called from the wood ashes employed in it.

1875 C. D. E. Fortnum Maiolica vi. 59 Take out the wares and allow them to soak in a lessive of soap-suds.

1896 World's Paper Trade Rev. 11 Dec. 16/2 It is passed through a machine which separates the fibres, which are then washed and subsequently treated with a soda lessive or some similar substance.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	lessive
释义	† lessiven. Forms: 1500s lessiue, 1700s–1800s lessive. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French lessive. Etymology: < Middle French, French lessive (late 12th cent. in Old French as lissive ) < classical Latin lixīva , use as noun of neuter plural of lixīvus , adjective (see lixivium n.). Compare earlier lixivium n. Compare also slightly later lixive n. and the Middle French forms cited at that entry. N.E.D. (1902) gives the pronunciation as (le·siv) /ˈlɛsɪv/. Obsolete. An alkaline solution used for washing and soaking, containing salts leached from wood ashes or some other substance; lye. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing agents > [noun] > water or solutions > types of solution lyea700 capital?a1425 buck1562 lessive1597 cheese-water1599 buck-lye1632 pickle1782 lysol1891 1597 P. Lowe Whole Course Chirurg. v. i. sig. L5 Also ye may make lessiues of the vine ashes. a1790 B. Franklin Wks. (1887) IV. 458 When the grain is ripe and hard, there are also several ways of using it. One is, to soak it all night in a lessive or lye, and then pound it. 1826 H. D. Best Four Years France 303 The lessive, so the washing is called from the wood ashes employed in it. 1875 C. D. E. Fortnum Maiolica vi. 59 Take out the wares and allow them to soak in a lessive of soap-suds. 1896 World's Paper Trade Rev. 11 Dec. 16/2 It is passed through a machine which separates the fibres, which are then washed and subsequently treated with a soda lessive or some similar substance. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1597
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