birdlime – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
birdlime
n.
sticky substance used to ensnare birds
Birdlime
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. Its use is illegal in many jurisdictions.
birdlime
Noun
1. a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds
(synonym) lime
(hypernym) adhesive material, adhesive
(derivation) lime
Verb
1. spread birdlime on branches to catch birds
(synonym) lime
(hypernym) spread, scatter, spread out
(derivation) lime
Birdlime
(v. t.)
To smear with birdlime; to catch with birdlime; to insnare.
(n.)
An extremely adhesive viscid substance, usually made of the middle bark of the holly, by boiling, fermenting, and cleansing it. When a twig is smeared with this substance it will hold small birds which may light upon it. Hence: Anything which insnares.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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