α. 1700s– roach lime.
β. 1700s– roche lime.
单词 | roche lime |
释义 | roche limen.α. 1700s– roach lime. β. 1700s– roche lime. Now rare. Quicklime. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > lime materials > [noun] > quicklime quicklimea1400 calx1581 lime-chalk1637 roche lime1721 shells1743 sharp lime1772 1721 J. A. Hop-garden sig. B3 Fill the Holes with a Compost or Mixture, of fine fresh Mould, rotten Dung, and a little Roach Lime, a Layer of each. 1776 G. Semple Treat. Building in Water 49 We spread a plentiful Coat of Roach-lime and sharp Gravel over the Ground. 1800 Hull Advertiser 5 Apr. 1/3 Mortar composed of clean sand and Roche Lime. 1830 W. Carleton Traits & Stories Irish Peasantry I. 223 Our plan was to bring a pocketful of roche lime with us, and put it into the pool. a1908 H. C. Hart MS Coll. Ulster Words in M. Traynor Eng. Dial. Donegal (1953) 234/1 Roach lime for the lighthouse at Shrove Head. 1956 H. Jacks & G. G. Taylor in J. D. Atkinson et al. Plant Protection in N.Z. vi. iii. 504 Natural sources of lime are chalk, marble, limestone, and sea shells. In all of these the lime is present as calcium carbonate... By application of heat the carbon dioxide is driven off, and the carbonate is reduced to calcium oxide, which is variously known as burnt lime, quick lime, or Roche lime. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1721 |
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