单词 | limewashed |
释义 | lime1 /līm/noun
Of lime transitive verb
To adulterate wine with lime ORIGIN: OE līm; Ger Leim glue, L līmus slime līmˈiness noun līmˈing noun
līmˈy adjective
limeˈ-burner noun Someone who calcines limestone, etc to form lime limeˈkiln noun A kiln or furnace in which calcium carbonate is reduced to lime limeˈlight noun
transitive verb (pat and pap limeˈlit or limeˈlighted) (esp figurative) To illuminate by limelight, to subject to the glare of limelight limeˈpit noun A lime-filled pit in which hides are steeped to remove hair limeˈstone noun A sedimentary rock of calcium carbonate, sometimes (magnesian limestone) with a high dolomite content limestone pavement noun (geology) A surface of exposed limestone resembling a pavement limeˈ-scale noun An encrustation left inside a kettle etc by the action of hard water (also scale) limeˈ-twig noun
limeˈwash noun A milky mixture of slaked lime and water, used for coating walls, etc transitive verb To cover with limewash limeˈwater noun A suspension of calcium hydroxide in water, sometimes used as an antacid |
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