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† beˈlime, v. Obs. or arch.
[f. be- 6 + lime n.]
1. trans. To cover as with bird-lime.
1555Fardle Facions Pref. 12 When he..had with all kinde of wickednes belimed y⊇ world. a1656Bp. Hall Wks. (1661) II. 301 Ye whose foul hands are belimed with bribery.
2. To entangle as with bird-lime; to ensnare.
1601Dent Pathw. Heauen 83 This world..is very bird⁓lime, which doth so belime our affectiones, that they cannot ascend vpward. 1651Hobbes Leviath. i. iv. 15 As a bird in lime-twiggs; the more he struggles, the more belimed. a1674Clarendon Surv. Leviath. (1676) 289 Where he found it necessary for his own purpose, sometimes to perplex and belime his Readers.
¶ Used for Ger. leimen to glue.
1875B. Taylor Faust I. vi. 105 Oh be then so good With sweat and with blood The crown to belime! |