单词 | botemay |
释义 | † botemayn. Obsolete. rare. Bitumen. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > hydrocarbon minerals > [noun] > bitumen > asphalt asphalt1366 glue1382 botemayc1400 pitcha1425 bitumena1464 slime1530 Jews' lime1543 Jews' pitch1562 Jews'-slime1640 tar1747 society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > mineral material > mineral and fossil resins > [noun] > bitumen or pitch glue1382 botemayc1400 pitcha1425 slime1530 bitumen1605 tar1747 c1400 (?a1300) Kyng Alisaunder (Laud) (1952) 4754 He bishett Taurunceys Wiþ pilers of bras and butumeys [a1425 Linc. Inn botemeys]. c1400 (?a1300) Kyng Alisaunder (Laud) (1952) 6179 Hij [sc. the gates] ben made of hosyers..Abouen and byneþen is her helyng Wiþ buttemay [a1425 Linc. Inn botemay] þat wele so clyng, Þat no water, salt ne cler, Hem to dere ne haþ power. 1867 Gentleman's Mag. May 610 A wall..is described as being in its perfect portions about fifteen feet high, built of stone with a concrete mixed of sand and shells—the botemay, probably, of the romancers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.c1400 |
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