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lime

noun
A viscous substance, sometimes laid on twigs for catching birds.

lime

Calcarious earth, oxyd of calcium, procured from chalk and certain stones and shells, by expelling from them the carbonic acid, by means of a strong heat in a furnace. The best lime for mortar or cement is obtained from limestone, or carbonate of lime, of which marble is a fine species.

lime

The linden tree.

lime

A species of acid fruit, smaller than the lemon.

lime

verb transitive
To smear with a viscous substance.

lime

To entangle; to ensnare.

lime

To manure with lime. Land may be improved by draining, marling and liming.

lime

To cement.