Meanings
nounbitume (uncountable)
- obsoletepoeticuncountablebitumen
Make thee an arke of timber planke: cabinets ſhalt thou make in the arke, and ſhalt pitch it within, and without with bitume.
1609, The Holie Bible, […] (Douay–Rheims Bible), Doway: Laurence Kellam, […], →OCLC, Genesis 6:14, page 21
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Origin
- Middle Frenchbitume
- Englishbitume
From Middle French bitume. Doublet of bitumen.
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Rhymes with bitume
homeroomzoomwhomassumeresumebathroomcostumeboomdoombloomtombconsumegroomHumeloombroompresumeplumewombboardroomgloomfumechum
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APA
bitume. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bitume
MLA
“bitume.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bitume. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bitume,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bitume.
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