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lime-ash

lime-ash noun: the residue found at the bottom of a wood-fired limekiln, consisting of waste lime and wood ash, and traditionally used for flooring.

Noun

lime-ash (uncountable)

  1. The residue found at the bottom of a wood-fired limekiln, consisting of waste lime and wood ash, and traditionally used for flooring.

Questions about lime-ash

What does lime-ash mean?
Lime-ash means the residue found at the bottom of a wood-fired limekiln, consisting of waste lime and wood ash, and traditionally used for flooring.
What part of speech is lime-ash?
Lime-ash is a noun.

Words near lime-ash in the dictionary

  1. lime yellow
  2. lime-a-rita
  3. lime-a-ritas
  4. lime-arita
  5. lime-aritas
  6. lime-ash
  7. lime-fingered
  8. lime-green
  9. lime-juicer
  10. lime-juicers
  11. lime-kiln

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