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beizen.

to stain (to coat a surface with a stain)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈbaɪ̯t͡sn̩/
  1. to stain (to coat a surface with a stain)

    transitive · weak
    Holz beizen
  2. to etch (to cut into a surface with an acid)

    transitive · weak
  3. to pickle (to remove high-temperature scale and oxidation from metal)

    transitive · weak
    Edelstahl beizen
  4. to marinate

    transitive · weak
    gebeizter Lachs
  5. to bate (to soak leather so as to remove chemicals)

    transitive · weak
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German beiʒen, from Old High German beizen, from Proto-West Germanic *baitijan. Etymologically, a causative of beißen.

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