Definitions
a strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide
Word origin
From Middle English leye, lye, from Old English lēah, lēag (“lye”), from Proto-West Germanic *laugu, from Proto-Germanic *laugō, from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (“to wash”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Loge, Looie (“lye”), Dutch loog (“lye”), German Low German Loge, Loje, Loog (“lye”), German Lauge (“lye”).
Used in a sentence
“She had not left the lye in too long so that the hair would fall out in clumps later.”
“Now negligent of sports I lye, And now as other Fawkners use, I spring a mistresse, sweare, write, sigh and weepe: And the game kill'd, or lost, goe talk, and sleepe.”
“But when his foe lyes proſtrate on the plain, He ſheaths his paws, uncurls his angry mane; And, pleas'd with bloudleſs honours of the day, Walks over, and diſdains th' inglorious Prey,[…]”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer3 curated clues
01“Alkaline solution”3 letters
02“Soap-making chemical”3 letters
03“Caustic soap ingredient”3 letters
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