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| de·lime [ dee lm ] (past and past participle de·limed, present participle de·lim·ing, 3rd person present singular de·limes) |
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remove lime from animal skin: in leather-making, to soak an animal skin in a weak solution of acid in order to counteract the effects of the lime that has been used to loosen the animal hair on its outer surface
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| [Late 19th century. <lime1] |
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