Litre. Nearly 1-3/4 pints.
Lixivitation. The process of separating a soluble substance from an insoluble by the percolation of water.
Lixivium. (Lye.) A term often used in old dye books, water impregnated with alkaline salts extracted by lixivitation from wood ashes.
Lye or Ley. Any strong alkaline solution, especially one used for the purpose of washing such as soda lye, soap lye.
Mercerised Cotton. Cotton prepared by treating with a solution of caustic potash or soda or certain other chemicals. Discovered by John Mercer in 1844.
Milling. The operation of fulling cloth.
Myrobalans. The fruit of several species of trees, growing in China and the East Indies, containing tannic acid (25-40% tannin).
Oil of Vitriol. Sulphuric acid.
Organzine. Twisted raw silk from best cocoons, used for warp.
Pearl Ash. Carbonate of potash.