syment
Middle English
Alternative forms
- cyment, siment, cement, sement, cemente, symonde, symend
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French siment, from Latin caementum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /siˈmɛnt/, /ˈsimɛnt/
Noun
syment (uncountable)
- Cement, mortar, or a similar substance used in construction.
- (rare) Any sort of adhesive or glue.
Descendants
- English: cement
- Scots: cement
References
- “ciment, n.” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-05-05.