Definition of birdlime in English:

birdlime

nounˈbəːdlʌɪmˈbərdˌlaɪm

mass noun

A sticky substance spread on to twigs to trap small birds.
Example sentencesExamples
- I learn from the notes on my copy of Aesop's Fables that the ancient Greeks caught birds with ixos (‘birdlime’), a sticky substance usually made from crushed mistletoe berries, or sometimes from oak-gum or similar.
- Like the heedless bird that finds itself caught in a net or in birdlime: the more it beats its wings and strives to get loose, the more it entangles itself.
- The figure is that of a bird caught by alighting upon a twig smeared with the sticky substance called birdlime.
- Oh, what unutterable corruption sticks, like birdlime, to all our motives, all our thoughts, all our words, all our actions!
- Sulphur, along with charcoal and birdlime, was a principal component of 16th century gunpowder, and a method of producing it from copperas stones was discovered in 1570.

Definition of birdlime in US English:

birdlime

nounˈbərdˌlīmˈbərdˌlaɪm

A sticky substance spread on to twigs to trap small birds.
Example sentencesExamples
- The figure is that of a bird caught by alighting upon a twig smeared with the sticky substance called birdlime.
- I learn from the notes on my copy of Aesop's Fables that the ancient Greeks caught birds with ixos (‘birdlime’), a sticky substance usually made from crushed mistletoe berries, or sometimes from oak-gum or similar.
- Oh, what unutterable corruption sticks, like birdlime, to all our motives, all our thoughts, all our words, all our actions!
- Like the heedless bird that finds itself caught in a net or in birdlime: the more it beats its wings and strives to get loose, the more it entangles itself.
- Sulphur, along with charcoal and birdlime, was a principal component of 16th century gunpowder, and a method of producing it from copperas stones was discovered in 1570.

verbˈbərdˌlīmˈbərdˌlaɪm

1Spread with birdlime.
he birdlimed the branch
Example sentencesExamples
- Sadly, birdliming continues to be practised in some countries.
- Each family group sets off into the hills with its trap - a bamboo cane with the birdlimed twigs fixed at the top, looking much like a sticky umbrella - and a sack to put the birds in.
- The two men approached the net-covered, birdlimed branch with caution
- Willow tucked up the long chiffon skirt and perched on the moldering birdlimed wall.
1. 1.1 Catch or trap with birdlime.
  Example sentencesExamples
  He would employ techniques such as birdliming, trapping, and snaring, and shooting.
  Sadly, birdliming continues to be practised in some countries.

单词	birdlime
释义	Definition of birdlime in English: birdlime nounˈbəːdlʌɪmˈbərdˌlaɪm mass noun A sticky substance spread on to twigs to trap small birds. Example sentencesExamples I learn from the notes on my copy of Aesop's Fables that the ancient Greeks caught birds with ixos (‘birdlime’), a sticky substance usually made from crushed mistletoe berries, or sometimes from oak-gum or similar. Like the heedless bird that finds itself caught in a net or in birdlime: the more it beats its wings and strives to get loose, the more it entangles itself. The figure is that of a bird caught by alighting upon a twig smeared with the sticky substance called birdlime. Oh, what unutterable corruption sticks, like birdlime, to all our motives, all our thoughts, all our words, all our actions! Sulphur, along with charcoal and birdlime, was a principal component of 16th century gunpowder, and a method of producing it from copperas stones was discovered in 1570. Definition of birdlime in US English: birdlime nounˈbərdˌlīmˈbərdˌlaɪm A sticky substance spread on to twigs to trap small birds. Example sentencesExamples The figure is that of a bird caught by alighting upon a twig smeared with the sticky substance called birdlime. I learn from the notes on my copy of Aesop's Fables that the ancient Greeks caught birds with ixos (‘birdlime’), a sticky substance usually made from crushed mistletoe berries, or sometimes from oak-gum or similar. Oh, what unutterable corruption sticks, like birdlime, to all our motives, all our thoughts, all our words, all our actions! Like the heedless bird that finds itself caught in a net or in birdlime: the more it beats its wings and strives to get loose, the more it entangles itself. Sulphur, along with charcoal and birdlime, was a principal component of 16th century gunpowder, and a method of producing it from copperas stones was discovered in 1570. verbˈbərdˌlīmˈbərdˌlaɪm 1Spread with birdlime. he birdlimed the branch Example sentencesExamples Sadly, birdliming continues to be practised in some countries. Each family group sets off into the hills with its trap - a bamboo cane with the birdlimed twigs fixed at the top, looking much like a sticky umbrella - and a sack to put the birds in. The two men approached the net-covered, birdlimed branch with caution Willow tucked up the long chiffon skirt and perched on the moldering birdlimed wall. 1.1 Catch or trap with birdlime. Example sentencesExamples He would employ techniques such as birdliming, trapping, and snaring, and shooting. Sadly, birdliming continues to be practised in some countries.
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