† ˈlye-pot Obs.
[Cf. lye n.1 1 c.]
An ornamental vessel to hold lye for use as a hair-wash.
| 1486 Will of Lytton (Somerset Ho.), A lye pott of siluer and gilt, a holy water stopp. 1599 Nashe Lenten Stuffe 45 Semiramis ranne out with her lie-pot in her hand, and her black dangling tresses about her shoulders. 1607 Middleton Five Gallants i. i. 12 Lent..upon her gilt casting-bottle and her silver lie-pot, fifty-five shillings. |