syment

Middle English

Alternative forms

cement, cemente, cyment, sement, siment, symend, symonde

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 (see there for further descendants)
Scots: siment, syment, symond, cement

References

“ciment, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-05-05.

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