lye
lye · lyes · lyed · lyeing
To treat with lyeTo treat with lye.
/laɪ/
» Lye is a key ingredient in the soap-making process.
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1 sensesTo treat with lye.
Examples
3 sentencesLye is a key ingredient in the soap-making process.
Before olives can be eaten, they must be soaked in lye, which must then be rinsed off.
She covers her arms and legs with lye every day, burning and itching and thinking "I'm gonna look so good."
Origin
From Middle English leye, lye, from Old English lēah, lēag (“lye”), from Proto-West GermanFrom Middle English leye, lye, from Old English lēah, lēag (“lye”), from Proto-West Germanic *laugu, from Proto-Germanic *laugō, from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (“to wash”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Loge, Looie (“lye”), Dutch loog (“lye”), German Low German Loge, Loje, Loog (“lye”), German Lauge (“lye”).
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Forms
lyes, lyeing, lyed, lyedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle