 10 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
lime
noun
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
verb
1: spread birdlime on branches to catch birds [syn: {birdlime}]
2: cover with lime so as to induce growth; "lime the lawn"
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Lime \Lime\, verb (used with an object) [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; to lime the lawn to
decrease acidity of the soil.
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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Lime \Lime\ (l[imac]m), noun [See {Leam} a string.]
A thong by which a dog is led; a leash. --Halliwell.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Lime \Lime\, noun [Formerly line, for earlier lind. See {Linden}.]
(Bot.)
The linden tree. See {Linden}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Lime \Lime\, noun [F. lime; of Persian origin. See {Lemon}.]
1. (Bot.) The fruit of the {Citrus aurantifolia}, allied to
the lemon, but greener in color; also, the tree which
bears it.
Note: The term lime was formerly also applied to variants of
the closely related {citron}, of which there are two
varieties, {Citrus Medica}, var. acida which is
intensely sour, and the
{sweet lime} ({Citrus Medica}, var. Limetta) which is only
slightly sour. See {citron}.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
2. The color of the lime[1], a yellowish-green.
[PJC]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Lime \Lime\, noun [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, {CaO}; 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 {slaked lime}, and is an
essential ingredient of cement, plastering, mortar, etc.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
Note: Lime is the principal constituent of limestone, marble,
chalk, bones, shells, etc.
{Caustic lime}, Calcium hydroxide or slaked lime; also, in a
less technical sense, calcium oxide or quicklime.
{Lime burner}, one who burns limestone, shells, etc., to make
lime.
{Lime pit}, a limestone quarry.
{Lime rod}, {Lime twig}, a twig smeared with birdlime; hence,
that which catches; a snare. --Chaucer.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
lime \lime\ (l[imac]m"), adjective
having a yellowish-green color like that of the lime (the
fruit).
[PJC]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Citron \Cit"ron\ (s[i^]t"r[u^]n), noun [F. citron, LL. citro, fr.
L. citrus citron tree (cf. citreum, sc. malum, a citron),
from Gr. ki'tron citron]
1. (Bot) A fruit resembling a lemon, but larger, and
pleasantly aromatic; it is produced by the citron tree
({Citrus medica}). The thick rind, when candied, is the
citron of commerce. The fruit was once called the {lime}.
2. A citron tree, {Citrus medica}.
3. A citron melon.
{Citron melon}.
(a) A small variety of muskmelon with sugary greenish
flesh.
(b) A small variety of watermelon, whose solid white flesh
is used in making sweetmeats and preserves.
{Citron tree} (Bot.), the tree which bears citrons. It was
probably a native of northern India, and is now understood
to be the typical form of {Citrus Medica}.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
92 Moby Thesaurus words for "lime":
acid, acidulant, allure, bait, bait the hook, birdlime, bola,
bread-and-butter pickle, burden, catch, catch out, chokecherry,
cobweb, crab apple, cramp, cripple, cumber, decoy, dill pickle,
dragnet, embarrass, encumber, enmesh, ensnare, ensnarl, entangle,
entoil, entrammel, entrap, entwine, enweb, fetter, fishhook, fly,
gill net, gin, green apple, ground bait, hamper, hamstring,
handicap, hobble, hook, hook in, impede, inveigle, involve, jig,
lame, lariat, lasso, lemon, lumber, lure, mesh, meshes, net, noose,
pickle, plug, pound net, press down, purse seine, saddle with,
seine, shackle, snare, snarl, sniggle, sour, sour balls,
sour cream, sour grapes, sour pickle, sourdough, spinner,
spread the toils, springe, squid, tangle, toil, toils, trammel,
trap, trawl, trip, verjuice, vinegar, weigh down, wind, wobbler,
yogurt
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Lime
The Hebrew word so rendered means "boiling" or "effervescing."
From Isa. 33:12 it appears that lime was made in a kiln lighted
by thorn-bushes. In Amos 2:1 it is recorded that the king of
Moab "burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime." The same
Hebrew word is used in Deut. 27:2-4, and is there rendered
"plaster." Limestone is the chief constituent of the mountains
of Syria.
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