syment

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === cement, cemente, cyment, sement, siment, symend, symonde === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French siment, from Latin caementum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /siˈmɛnt/, /ˈsimɛnt/ === Noun === syment (uncountable) Cement, mortar, or a similar substance used in construction. (rare) Any sort of adhesive or glue. ==== Descendants ==== English: cement (see there for further descendants) Scots: siment, syment, symond, cement ==== References ==== “ciment, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 5 May 2019.