| Lime (lime) |
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| n. | (l***imacr]m) |
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| Lime |
| [See Leam a
string.] |
A thong by which a dog is led; a leash.
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The
linden tree. See Linden.
|
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.
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Birdlime.
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, and is an essential ingredient of cement,
plastering, mortar, etc.
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To smear with a viscous substance, as
birdlime.
To entangle; to insnare.
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 cement.
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