birdlimeyadj.

Brit.

/ˈbəːdlʌɪmi/, U.S.

/ˈbərdˌlaɪmi/

Forms: 1600s– birdlimy, 1800s– birdlimey.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: birdlime n., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < birdlime n. + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier limy adj. 1.

Now rare.

Of the nature or consistency of birdlime; viscous, sticky. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fact or action of being joined or joining > attachment > [adjective] > attached by something adhesive > having adhesive quality

cleavingc1350

holdingc1400

withholdingc1430

fatc1503

gluing1572

adhering1592

viscous1605

tenacious1648

birdlimey1657

adhesive1661

agglutinating1664

sticky1688

clingy1708

adherescent1743

tacky1788

detainable1801

detentive1881

stickfast1888

stick-on1904

1657 J. Rowland tr. J. Johnstone Hist. Wonderful Things of Nature vii. xxxi. 231 Some say it is onely a bone; some say it is bred of that bird-limy froth, which Toads meeting together..do breathe into the forehead of..the chief of them.

1658 J. Rowland tr. T. Moffett Theater of Insects in Topsell's Hist. Four-footed Beasts (rev. ed.) 1069 They smeer it over with a birdlimy [L. viscida] glutinous spittle.

1889 Moonshine 21 Dec. 303/2 There lays Blobber, gorged with the birdlimey pudding, and saturated with purloined punch.

1957 Times Lit. Suppl. 8 Nov. 672/3 Campbell's exuberance could lead him into writing such birdlimey lines.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

单词	birdlimey
释义	birdlimeyadj. Brit. /ˈbəːdlʌɪmi/, U.S. /ˈbərdˌlaɪmi/ Forms: 1600s– birdlimy, 1800s– birdlimey. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: birdlime n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < birdlime n. + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier limy adj. 1. Now rare. Of the nature or consistency of birdlime; viscous, sticky. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fact or action of being joined or joining > attachment > [adjective] > attached by something adhesive > having adhesive quality cleavingc1350 holdingc1400 withholdingc1430 fatc1503 gluing1572 adhering1592 viscous1605 tenacious1648 birdlimey1657 adhesive1661 agglutinating1664 sticky1688 clingy1708 adherescent1743 tacky1788 detainable1801 detentive1881 stickfast1888 stick-on1904 1657 J. Rowland tr. J. Johnstone Hist. Wonderful Things of Nature vii. xxxi. 231 Some say it is onely a bone; some say it is bred of that bird-limy froth, which Toads meeting together..do breathe into the forehead of..the chief of them. 1658 J. Rowland tr. T. Moffett Theater of Insects in Topsell's Hist. Four-footed Beasts (rev. ed.) 1069 They smeer it over with a birdlimy [L. viscida] glutinous spittle. 1889 Moonshine 21 Dec. 303/2 There lays Blobber, gorged with the birdlimey pudding, and saturated with purloined punch. 1957 Times Lit. Suppl. 8 Nov. 672/3 Campbell's exuberance could lead him into writing such birdlimey lines. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < adj.1657
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