Slīme, n.
n. [A-S. & Icel. slīm, O. H. Ger. slīm, slihmo, L. Ger. sliem, slamm, D. slijm, Dan. sliim, Sw. slem, N. H. Ger. schleim, schlamm.]
Sense 1. Soft, moist earth, or clay, having an adhesive quality; viscous mud.
They had brick for stone, and slime had they for mortar. Gen. xi. 3.
Sense 2. (Mining.) Mud containing metallic ore, obtained in the preparatory dressing. Pryce.