Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for LIX-IV'I-UM
LIX-IV'I-UM, n. [L. from lix, lye, Sp. lexia, Fr. lessive.]
Lye water impregnated with alkaline salts imbibed from wood ashes. It is sometimes applied to other extracts. – Boyle.
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