| 单词 | in shells |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin shells 4. plural. Burnt limestone before it is slaked. †in shells: unslaked. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > lime materials > [noun] > quicklime quicklimea1400 calx1581 lime-chalk1637 roche lime1721 shells1743 sharp lime1772 society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > lime materials > [adjective] > slaked > not unsleckedc1386 unquenched?c1425 unsleaked1526 unblushed?1548 unslaked1598 unslissed1598 unslacked1656 unslake1660 whole-stone1703 in shells1799 1743 Sel. Trans. Soc. Improvers Knowl. Agric. Scotl. 191 Shells will weigh about 25 Stone-weight the Boll. 1793 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. VI. 202 To strong land they give from 40 to 70 bolls of lime shells to the Scotch acre. 1799 J. Robertson Gen. View Agric. Perth 282 The farmers endeavour to carry it in shells, while the water is dissipated and the lime light. 1812 J. Sinclair Acct. Syst. Husbandry Scotl. i. 178 [He] brings his lime from the kiln, lays it in small heaps, about a firlot of shells in each heap. 1884 F. J. Lloyd Sci. Agric. The lumps of burnt and unslaked limestone are known as shells. < as lemmas |
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