A viscous sticky substance prepared from the bark of the holly and used for catching small birds; = birdlime, n. Now only poetic. (In Old English…
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| 释义 | the world > food and drink > hunting > fowling > fowling equipment > [noun] > bird-lime (8) limea700 A viscous sticky substance prepared from the bark of the holly and used for catching small birds; = birdlime, n. Now only poetic. (In Old English… gluec1380 Bird-lime. Also figurative. Obsolete. birdlime?c1400 A sticky substance that is spread on twigs, branches, etc., in order to trap birds. Subcategories:— twig or bush smeared with (5) |
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