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Webster 1913 Edition


Lye

Lye

,
Noun.
[Written also
lie
and
ley
.]
[AS.
leáh
; akin to D.
loog
, OHG.
louga
, G.
lauge
; cf. Icel.
laug
a bath, a hot spring.]
1.
A strong caustic alkaline solution of potassium salts, obtained by leaching wood ashes. It is much used in making soap, etc.

Lye

,
Noun.
(Railroad)
A short side line, connected with the main line; a turn-out; a siding.
[Eng.]

Lye

,
Noun.
A falsehood.
[Obs.]
See
Lie
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Lye

LYE

,
Noun.
[L. lix, whence lixivium; Ant.L. lixa, whence Lugdunum, Leyden, Lyons, that is Water-town.]
Water impregnated with alkaline salt imbibed from the ashes of wood.

LYE

,
Noun.
A falsehod. [See Lie.]

Definition 2024


lyé

lyé

See also: lye

Middle French

Adjective

lyé m (feminine singular lyee, masculine plural lyez, feminine plural lyees)

  1. delighted