Unlime
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Unlime is a verb meaning (transitive) To remove the lime from (hides) as part of the tanning process.
Meaning
(transitive) To remove the lime from (hides) as part of the tanning process.
Example Sentences
The process of unliming hides and skins in tanning has been a slow and disgusting one, consisting in soaking the skins in a bath of manure in water, called bate.
Word Forms
- unlimes
- unliming
- unlimed
Synonyms for unlime
Depending on context, synonyms include delime.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include delime, deslime, dislimn, unshade, unlimb, unlute.
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