v. [UN-2 3. Cf. Flem. ontlijmen ‘deglutinare’ (Kilian), G. entleimen.]
† 1. trans. To detach, dissever. Obs.–1
a. 1225. Ancr. R., 256. Þet he wot ful wel: & for þi he is umbe … uorte unlimen ou mid wreððe.
[1648. Hexham, II. Ontlijmen, to Vnglue, or to Vnlime.]
2. To free (dressed hides) from lime.
1885. Harper’s Mag., Jan., 275/2. This washing in warm water is a preparation for ‘drenching,’ the first process of unliming.
1888. Pop. Sci. Monthly, Dec., 287. The process of unliming hides and skins.
