lye

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /laɪ/

Noun

lye

1. An alkaline liquid made by leaching ashes (usually wood ashes).
2. Potassium or sodium hydroxide (caustic soda).

Translations

• French: soude, soude caustique, lessive de soude, potasse caustique, potasse
• German: Lauge
• Italian: liscivia, cenerata, ranno
• Portuguese: lixívia
• Russian: щёлок
• Spanish: lejía

Translations

• French: soude caustique, hydroxyde de sodium
• German: Ätznatron, kaustisches Soda
• Italian: idrossido di sodio, soda caustica
• Portuguese: soda cáustica
• Russian: ка́устик

Noun

lye (plural lyes)

1. (UK, railways) A short side line, connected with the main line; a turn-out; a siding.

Verb

lye (lyes, present participle lying; past and past participle lyed)

1. Obsolete spelling of lie#English|lie

   • But when his foe lyes prostrate on the plain,
     He sheaths his paws, uncurls his angry mane;
     And, pleas'd with bloudless honours of the day,
     Walks over, and disdains th' inglorious Prey.

   • , Loves Diet

     Now negligent of sports I lye,
     And now as other Fawkners use,
     I spring a mistresse, sweare, write, sigh and weepe:
     And the game kill'd, or lost, goe talk, and sleepe.

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