[W/K] :: lime

  Lime \Lime\ (l[imac]m), n. [See Leam a string.]
     A thong by which a dog is led; a leash. --Halliwell.
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  Lime \Lime\, n. [Formerly line, for earlier lind. See Linden.]
     (Bot.)
     The linden tree. See Linden.
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  Lime \Lime\, n. [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.
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     2. The color of the lime[1], a yellowish-green.
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  Lime \Lime\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Limed (l[imac]md); p. pr. &
     vb. n. Liming.] [Cf. AS. gel[imac]man to glue or join
     together. See Lime a viscous substance.]
     1. To smear with a viscous substance, as birdlime.
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              These twigs, in time, will come to be limed.
                                                    --L'Estrange.
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     2. To entangle; to insnare.
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              We had limed ourselves
              With open eyes, and we must take the chance.
                                                    --Tennyson.
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     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.
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              Land may be improved by draining, marling, and
              liming.                               --Sir J.
                                                    Child.
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     4. To cement. "Who gave his blood to lime the stones
        together." --Shak.

  Lime \Lime\, n. [AS. l[imac]m; akin to D. lijm, G. leim, OHG.
     l[imac]m, Icel. l[imac]m, Sw. lim, Dan. liim, L. limus mud,
     linere to smear, and E. loam. [root]126. Cf. Loam,
     Liniment.]
     1. Birdlime.
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              Like the lime
              That foolish birds are caught with.   --Wordsworth.
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     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.
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     Note: Lime is the principal constituent of limestone, marble,
           chalk, bones, shells, etc.
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     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.
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  lime \lime\ (l[imac]m"), a.
     having a yellowish-green color like that of the lime (the
     fruit).
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  Citron \Cit"ron\ (s[i^]t"r[u^]n), n. [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.
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     2. A citron tree, Citrus medica.
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     3. A citron melon.
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     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.
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  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
       v 1: spread birdlime on branches to catch birds [syn: birdlime]
       2: cover with lime so as to induce growth; "lime the lawn"

  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
  
  

  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.