lye
noun
a highly concentrated, aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide.
lyes
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pluralof lye.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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If a Ball be stopp’d by any Person, Horse, Dog or anything else, The Ball so stop’d must be play’d where it lyes.
From Golf Digest ● Mar. 31, 2020
He whose ball lyes farthest from the hole is obliged to play first.
From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2018
If a ball be stopp’d by any person, horse, dog, or anything else, the ball so stopp’d must be play’d where it lyes.
From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2018
But there are many Smatterers and ignorant Fellows, that would fain reconcile the ancient Writers, and excuse these lyes; not seeing what damage they bring to the Common-wealth of Learning.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
After the spent lyes have been drawn off, the soap is closed with water and the proper percentage of rosin soap previously formed, or rosin itself is added to the mass in the kettle.
From Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. by E. G. Thomssen
