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石灰,粘鳥膠,酸橙以石灰處理,粘鳥膠於,撒石灰

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Lime \Lime\ (l[imac]m), n. [See {Leam} a string.]
   A thong by which a dog is led; a leash. --Halliwell.

Lime \Lime\, n. [Formerly line, for earlier lind. See {Linden}.]
   (Bot.)
   The linden tree. See {Linden}.

Lime \Lime\, n. [F. lime; of Persian origin. See {Lemon}.]
   (Bot.)
   A fruit allied to the lemon, but much smaller; also, the tree
   which bears it. There are two kinds; {Citrus Medica}, var.
   acida which is intensely sour, and the sweet lime ({C.
   Medica}, var. Limetta) which is only slightly sour.

Lime \Lime\, n. [AS. l[=i]m; akin to D. lijm, G. leim, OHG.
   l[=i]m, Icel. l[=i]m, Sw. lim, Dan. liim, L. limus mud,
   linere to smear, and E. loam. [root]126. Cf. {Loam},
   {Liniment}.]
   1. Birdlime.

            Like the lime That foolish birds are caught with.
                                                  --Wordsworth.

   2. (Chem.) Oxide of calcium; the white or gray, caustic
      substance, usually called {quicklime}, obtained by
      calcining limestone or shells, the heat driving off carbon
      dioxide and leaving lime. It develops great heat when
      treated with water, forming slacked lime,

Lime \Lime\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Limed} (l[imac]md); p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Liming}.] [Cf. AS. gel[=i]man to glue or join
   together. See {Lime} a viscous substance.]
   1. To smear with a viscous substance, as birdlime.

            These twigs, in time, will come to be limed.
                                                  --L'Estrange.

   2. To entangle; to insnare.

            We had limed ourselves With open eyes, and we must
            take the chance.                      --Tennyson.

   3. To treat with lime, or oxide or hydrate of calcium; to
      manure with lime; as, to lime hides for removing the hair;
      to lime sails in order to whiten them.

            Land may be improved by draining, marling, and
            liming.                               --Sir J.
                                                  Child.

   4. To cement. ``Who gave his blood to lime the stones
      together.'' --Shak.

資料來源 : WordNet®

lime
     v 1: spread birdlime on branches to catch birds [syn: {birdlime}]
     2: cover with lime so as to induce growth; "lime the lawn"

lime
     n 1: a caustic substance produced by heating limestone [syn: {calcium
          hydroxide}, {slaked lime}, {hydrated lime}, {calcium
          hydrate}, {caustic lime}, {lime hydrate}]
     2: a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium
        hydroxide [syn: {calcium oxide}, {quicklime}, {calx}, {calcined
        lime}, {fluxing lime}, {unslaked lime}, {burnt lime}]
     3: a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to
        capture small birds [syn: {birdlime}]
     4: any of various related trees bearing limes [syn: {lime tree},
         {Citrus aurantifolia}]
     5: any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with
        heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of
        yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable
        timber [syn: {linden}, {linden tree}, {basswood}, {lime
        tree}]
     6: the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees
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