bird-limedadj.

Brit.

/ˈbəːdlʌɪmd/, U.S.

/ˈbərdˌlaɪmd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bird n., limed adj.

Etymology: < bird n. + limed adj., after birdlime n. Compare later bird-lime v.

Smeared or covered with birdlime. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > hunting > fowling > [adjective] > caught with bird-lime

limy1552

bird-limed1580

1580 C. Hollyband Treasurie French Tong Englué, birdlimed.

1600 R. Allen Treat. Christian Beneficence i. ii. 22 Our hands are as one wold say, so glewish or bird-limed, that they hold fast whatsoeuer commeth into them.

1791 J. Wolcot Rights of Kings in Wks. (1812) II. 427 Some..bird-limed Fly.

a1843 R. Southey Common-place Bk. (1851) 4th Ser. 418/2 In some parts of Italy they make holes in the ground, and put in them conical caps of paper bird-limed, with meat at the bottom.

1991 E. S. Connell Alchymist's Jrnl. (1992) 45 From his perch on a bird-limed twig he declaimed, scourging mankind.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	bird-limed
释义	bird-limedadj. Brit. /ˈbəːdlʌɪmd/, U.S. /ˈbərdˌlaɪmd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bird n., limed adj. Etymology: < bird n. + limed adj., after birdlime n. Compare later bird-lime v. Smeared or covered with birdlime. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fowling > [adjective] > caught with bird-lime limy1552 bird-limed1580 1580 C. Hollyband Treasurie French Tong Englué, birdlimed. 1600 R. Allen Treat. Christian Beneficence i. ii. 22 Our hands are as one wold say, so glewish or bird-limed, that they hold fast whatsoeuer commeth into them. 1791 J. Wolcot Rights of Kings in Wks. (1812) II. 427 Some..bird-limed Fly. a1843 R. Southey Common-place Bk. (1851) 4th Ser. 418/2 In some parts of Italy they make holes in the ground, and put in them conical caps of paper bird-limed, with meat at the bottom. 1991 E. S. Connell Alchymist's Jrnl. (1992) 45 From his perch on a bird-limed twig he declaimed, scourging mankind. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1580
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