What does "unlime" mean?

To remove the lime from (hides) as part of the tanning process.

What is a synonym for "unlime"?

Common synonyms include: delime, delime.

Unlime

verb

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Definitions

Verb

1
To remove the lime from (hides) as part of the tanning process. transitive
"The process of unliming hides and skins in tanning has been a slow and disgusting one, consisting in soaking the skins in a bath of manure in water, called bate."

Synonyms

All synonyms

delime delime

Example

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"The process of unliming hides and skins in tanning has been a slow and disgusting one, consisting in soaking the skins in a bath of manure in water, called bate."

Etymology

From un- + lime.

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