lime-twig I. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\noun Etymology: Middle English lyme twig, from lyme, lim lime + twig 1.: a twig covered with birdlime to catch birds 2.: snare, trap < called her beauty lime-twigs — John Donne > II. transitive verb archaic: ensnare, catch < allowed his mind to be lime-twigged and ruffled and discomposed by words — W.S.Landor >