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Birdlime - Wikipedia
Birdlime or bird lime is an adhesive substance used in trapping birds. It is spread on a branch or twig, upon which a bird may land and be caught. en.wikipedia.org
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BIRDLIME Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of BIRDLIME is a sticky substance usually made from the bark of a holly (Ilex aquifolium) that is smeared on twigs to snare small birds. www.merriam-webster.com
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BIRDLIME Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
Birdlime definition: a sticky material prepared from holly, mistletoe, or other plants, and smeared on twigs to catch small birds that light on it. www.dictionary.com
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bird-lime
▪ I. bird-lime, n. (ˈbɜːdlaɪm) [f. as prec. + lime n.] 1. a. A glutinous substance spread upon twigs, by which birds may be caught and held fast.c 1440 Promp. Parv. 50 Brydelyme, viscus. 1578 Lyte Dodoens 701 With the barkes of Holme they make Bird⁓lyme. 1697 Phil. Trans. XIX. 368 It would draw out ... Oxford English Dictionary
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birdlime - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Noun · A sticky substance, of varying compositions, smeared on branches to catch birds. · Synonym: birdglue · (rhyming slang) Time; a jail term, the serving of ... en.wiktionary.org
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Bird-lime - Etymology, Origin & Meaning
Originating mid-15c. from bird + lime, viscous sticky stuff made from holly bark to catch birds; meaning expanded to rhyming slang for time, ... www.etymonline.com
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Myoporum viscosum
The specific epithet is derived from the Latin word viscum meaning "bird-lime" with the ending -osus "abounding in", that is, "sticky" or "viscid". wikipedia.org
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bird-lime, v. meanings, etymology and more
This word is now obsolete. It is last recorded around the 1800s. See meaning & use. Where does the verb bird-lime come from? Earliest known ... www.oed.com
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BIRDLIME definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
1. a sticky material prepared from holly, mistletoe, or other plants, and smeared on twigs to catch small birds that light on it. www.collinsdictionary.com
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Bird, Lime, Spin and Superpedestrian partner to share best practices ...
The ten recommendations, unveiled at the NACTO conference, will help cities accelerate a shift to zero-emission transportation via safe and well-integrated ... www.bird.co
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Domestic Encyclopædia (1802)/Bird-lime - Wikisource
BIRD-LIME is a viscid matter used for catching birds. There are different ways of preparing this substance, but it is generally made of holly bark, which is ... en.wikisource.org
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bird-limy
ˈbird-limy, a. [f. as prec. + -y1.] Of the nature of bird-lime; sticky.1658 Rowland Mouffet's Theat. Ins. 1069 They smeer it over with a birdlimy glutinous spittle. Oxford English Dictionary
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The Dragon (fairy tale)
sorceress's eyes, offering as reward safeguard against the talons of hawks and other -kind and free pass (carta franca) "against muskets, bows, crossbows, and "bird-lime wikipedia.org
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belute
belute, v. (bɪˈl(j)uːt) [f. be- + lute ad. L. lutum mud.] a. trans. To cover with mud or dirt. b. To coat with lute or cement of any kind.1760 Sterne Tr. Shandy (1802) II. ix. 172 Never was a Dr. Slop so beluted, and so transubstantiated. 1837 New Month. Mag. XLIX. 524 Bird-lime, with which it belut... Oxford English Dictionary
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The Fowler and the Snake
A fowler is intent on preparing a snare of reeds and bird-lime, then catches sight of a thrush and inadvertently steps on the snake. wikipedia.org
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