bitume

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bitume

  • /bɪˈtjuːm/
  • /bɪˈtuːm/

Rhymes with -uːm

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From Middle French bitume. Doublet of bitumen.

noun

  1. obsolete, poetic, uncountable bitumen Make thee an arke of timber planke: cabinets ſhalt thou make in the arke, and ſhalt pitch it within, and without with bitume.

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@misc{bitume_2026,
  title = {bitume},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bitume},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}