Bitume

//bɪˈtjuːm// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    bitumen obsolete, poetic, uncountable

    "Make thee an arke of timber planke: cabinets ſhalt thou make in the arke, and ſhalt pitch it within, and without with bitume."

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"Make thee an arke of timber planke: cabinets ſhalt thou make in the arke, and ſhalt pitch it within, and without with bitume."

Etymology

From Middle French bitume. Doublet of bitumen.

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