white limen.

Brit.

/ˈwʌɪt ˈlʌɪm/, U.S.

/ˈ(h)waɪt ˈlaɪm/

Forms: see white adj. and n. and lime n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: white adj., lime n.¹

Etymology: < white adj. + lime n.¹ Compare white-lime v.

1. A mixture of lime and water (sometimes containing other materials), used as a white paint or render for walls, buildings, etc. Cf. whitewash n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > named colours > white or whiteness > whitener > [noun] > whitewash

white limec1300

whitewash?1584

lime?1593

lime-wash1823

c1300 [implied in: Ministry & Passion of Christ (Laud) (1873) 422 Þe roues..beoth with oute I-ȝwitlimede and i planede faire,..And withInne fulle of caroyne. (at white-lime v.)].

a1398 [implied in: J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xvi. xxiv. 839 Such medlyng is..nedeful..to pergette and to whitelyme [L. dealbandos] walles. (at white-lime v.)].

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 611/2 I lyme a wall, or rofe with whyte lyme to make it whyte.

1560 tr. Albertus Magnus' Bk. Secretes sig. J. iii^v Put condicim et oppium, in white lyme, and after make thy house whyte with it.

1577 W. Harrison Hist. Descr. Islande Brit. ii. x. f. 84^v/2, in R. Holinshed Chron. I We haue our excellent whyte lime made in most places, wherewith we stricke ouer our clay workes & stone walles, in Cities.

1670 J. Ogilby America i. iii. 91 Houses Plaister'd with White-Lime, seem'd afar off to be rather a Chalky Hill or Mountain, cover'd with Snow.

1782 London Ann. Reg. 1 Jan. 48/1 It is white-washed with a very fine..white lime made of oyster-shells.

1824 R. Southey Sir Thomas More I. 173 The old cottages..Substantially built of the native stone..dirtied with no white-lime.

1919 Encycl. Americana XII. 90/1 After the freshly-laid plaster has had about 10 minutes to set it is best coated with a tint..(raw sienna and white lime of a cream consistency).

2014 Gloucestershire Echo (Nexis) 28 Apr. 6 The toilet block will be rendered with a white lime to spruce up its image.

2. Quicklime (calcium oxide); = lime n.¹ 3a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > oxides and hydroxides > native earths > [noun] > lime

limea1000

white limea1387

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1869) II. 17 Þe erþe of that lond is copious..of chalk and of whyte lyme [L. calcisque candidæ].

1528 T. Paynell tr. Arnaldus de Villa Nova in Joannes de Mediolano Regimen Sanitatis Salerni sig. c j b A playster made of Auripigmentum, Brymstoone, whyte lyme, and Sope, myngled to gether.

1660 R. Mathews Unlearned Alchymist 138 Take half a bushel of White-lime, put it in a clean tubb, and put on it fair water, that the water may cover it four inches.

1772 Philos. Trans. 1771 (Royal Soc.) 61 64 That [mortar] which the Chinese use is made with one part of white lime to two of black.

1891 Science 9 Oct. 198/2 Sometimes the sponges are bleached by being passed through a solution of white lime and water.

1927 Pop. Sci. Oct. 165/1 In a basement are bins of a grayish fine sand, nitre, sacks of white lime and a few other materials for making glass.

2000 T. R. McClanahan et al. Coral Reefs Indian Ocean v. 153 Live coral..is burnt on open kilns to produce white lime.

Compounds

General attributive.

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1649 C. Hoole Easie Entrance Latine Tongue 250 White-lime-work, Opus albárium.

a1658 J. Cleveland Platonic Love iv, in Wks. (1687) 212 Pictures might court each other and exchange Their white-lime Looks.

1799 Jrnl. Nat. Philos., Chem. & Arts 2 316 Eighty-nine houses and stores; some of them spacious and handsome, with white lime plastering in front.

1853 Express 6 Oct. 3/2 His clothes were covered with white lime dust, and so were his shoes.

1954 Southwestern Hist. Q. 57 513 [Round Rock] town has had the following major industries: a broom factory, rock quarries, a white lime kiln, a creamery, and a cheese factory.

2004 C. Snell Good House Bk. vii. 172 The finish coat is a white lime wash.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	white lime
释义	white limen. Brit. /ˈwʌɪt ˈlʌɪm/, U.S. /ˈ(h)waɪt ˈlaɪm/ Forms: see white adj. and n. and lime n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: white adj., lime n.¹ Etymology: < white adj. + lime n.¹ Compare white-lime v. 1. A mixture of lime and water (sometimes containing other materials), used as a white paint or render for walls, buildings, etc. Cf. whitewash n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > white or whiteness > whitener > [noun] > whitewash white limec1300 whitewash?1584 lime?1593 lime-wash1823 c1300 [implied in: Ministry & Passion of Christ (Laud) (1873) 422 Þe roues..beoth with oute I-ȝwitlimede and i planede faire,..And withInne fulle of caroyne. (at white-lime v.)]. a1398 [implied in: J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xvi. xxiv. 839 Such medlyng is..nedeful..to pergette and to whitelyme [L. dealbandos] walles. (at white-lime v.)]. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 611/2 I lyme a wall, or rofe with whyte lyme to make it whyte. 1560 tr. Albertus Magnus' Bk. Secretes sig. J. iii^v Put condicim et oppium, in white lyme, and after make thy house whyte with it. 1577 W. Harrison Hist. Descr. Islande Brit. ii. x. f. 84^v/2, in R. Holinshed Chron. I We haue our excellent whyte lime made in most places, wherewith we stricke ouer our clay workes & stone walles, in Cities. 1670 J. Ogilby America i. iii. 91 Houses Plaister'd with White-Lime, seem'd afar off to be rather a Chalky Hill or Mountain, cover'd with Snow. 1782 London Ann. Reg. 1 Jan. 48/1 It is white-washed with a very fine..white lime made of oyster-shells. 1824 R. Southey Sir Thomas More I. 173 The old cottages..Substantially built of the native stone..dirtied with no white-lime. 1919 Encycl. Americana XII. 90/1 After the freshly-laid plaster has had about 10 minutes to set it is best coated with a tint..(raw sienna and white lime of a cream consistency). 2014 Gloucestershire Echo (Nexis) 28 Apr. 6 The toilet block will be rendered with a white lime to spruce up its image. 2. Quicklime (calcium oxide); = lime n.¹ 3a. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > oxides and hydroxides > native earths > [noun] > lime limea1000 white limea1387 a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1869) II. 17 Þe erþe of that lond is copious..of chalk and of whyte lyme [L. calcisque candidæ]. 1528 T. Paynell tr. Arnaldus de Villa Nova in Joannes de Mediolano Regimen Sanitatis Salerni sig. c j b A playster made of Auripigmentum, Brymstoone, whyte lyme, and Sope, myngled to gether. 1660 R. Mathews Unlearned Alchymist 138 Take half a bushel of White-lime, put it in a clean tubb, and put on it fair water, that the water may cover it four inches. 1772 Philos. Trans. 1771 (Royal Soc.) 61 64 That [mortar] which the Chinese use is made with one part of white lime to two of black. 1891 Science 9 Oct. 198/2 Sometimes the sponges are bleached by being passed through a solution of white lime and water. 1927 Pop. Sci. Oct. 165/1 In a basement are bins of a grayish fine sand, nitre, sacks of white lime and a few other materials for making glass. 2000 T. R. McClanahan et al. Coral Reefs Indian Ocean v. 153 Live coral..is burnt on open kilns to produce white lime. Compounds General attributive. ΚΠ 1649 C. Hoole Easie Entrance Latine Tongue 250 White-lime-work, Opus albárium. a1658 J. Cleveland Platonic Love iv, in Wks. (1687) 212 Pictures might court each other and exchange Their white-lime Looks. 1799 Jrnl. Nat. Philos., Chem. & Arts 2 316 Eighty-nine houses and stores; some of them spacious and handsome, with white lime plastering in front. 1853 Express 6 Oct. 3/2 His clothes were covered with white lime dust, and so were his shoes. 1954 Southwestern Hist. Q. 57 513 [Round Rock] town has had the following major industries: a broom factory, rock quarries, a white lime kiln, a creamery, and a cheese factory. 2004 C. Snell Good House Bk. vii. 172 The finish coat is a white lime wash. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.c1300
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