† lixive Obs. rare.
[a. F. lixive (Cotgr.), ad. L. lixīvium lixivium.]
= lixivium.
| 1606 Daniel Queen's Arcadia iii. i, Then can I..vse strange speach Of..Eclegmats, Embrochs, Lixiues, Cataplasmes. 1725 Bradley Fam. Dict. s.v. Walnut Tree, A Dye is also made of this Lixive to colour Wool, Wood, and Hair. 1802 Sampson Surv. Londonderry 112 To two ounces of the water, were added ten drops of lixive, or lye of tartar. |