| 单词 | lime |
| 释义 | lime 1. n. & v. --n 1. (in full quicklime) a white caustic alkaline substance (calcium oxide) obtained by heating limestone and used for making mortar or as a fertilizer or bleach etc. 2. = BIRDLIME. --vtr. 1. treat (wood, skins, land, etc.) with lime. 2. archaic catch (a bird etc.) with birdlime. Phrases and idioms lime water an aqueous solution of calcium hydroxide used esp. to detect the presence of carbon dioxide. Derivatives limeless adj. limy adj. (limier, limiest). Etymology: OE lim f. Gmc, rel. to LOAM 2. n. 1. a a round citrus fruit like a lemon but greener, smaller, and more acid. b the tree, Citrus aurantifolia, bearing this. 2. (in full lime-juice) the juice of limes as a drink and formerly esp. as a cure for scurvy. 3. (in full lime-green) a pale green colour like a lime. Etymology: F f. mod.Prov. limo, Sp. lima f. Arab. lima: cf. LEMON 3. n. 1. (in full lime-tree) any ornamental tree of the genus Tilia, esp. T. europaea with heart-shaped leaves and fragrant yellow blossom. Also called LINDEN. 2. the wood of this. Etymology: alt. of line = OE lind = LINDEN |
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