LYE, n. L. 59whence lixivium Ant.L. lixa, whence Lugdunum, Leyden, Lyons, that is Water-town.
Water impregnated with alkaline salt imbibed from the ashes of wood.
LYE, n. A falsehod. See Lie.
LYE, n. L. 59whence lixivium Ant.L. lixa, whence Lugdunum, Leyden, Lyons, that is Water-town.
Water impregnated with alkaline salt imbibed from the ashes of wood.
LYE, n. A falsehod. See Lie.
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