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bird·lime
/ˈbɝdˌlaɪm/
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From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Bird·lime
n.
An
extremely
adhesive
viscid
substance
,
usually
made
of
the
middle
bark
of
the
holly
,
by
boiling
,
fermenting
,
and
cleansing
it
.
When
a
twig
is
smeared
with
this
substance
it
will
hold
small
birds
which
may
light
upon
it
.
Hence
:
Anything
which
insnares
.
Not
birdlime
or
Idean
pitch
produce
A
more
tenacious
mass
of
clammy
juice
. --
Dryden
.
Note:
☞
Birdlime
is
also
made
from
mistletoe
,
elder
,
etc
.
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Bird·lime
,
v. t.
To
smear
with
birdlime
;
to
catch
with
birdlime
;
to
insnare
.
When
the
heart
is
thus
birdlimed
,
then
it
cleaves
to
everything
it
meets
with
.
--
Coodwin
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
birdlime
n
:
a
sticky
adhesive
that
is
smeared
on
small
branches
to
capture
small
birds
[
syn
:
lime
]
v
:
spread
birdlime
on
branches
to
catch
birds
[
syn
:
lime
]
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