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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