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lime

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noun (1)

1
2
a
: a caustic highly infusible solid that consists of calcium oxide often together with magnesium oxide, that is obtained by calcining forms of calcium carbonate (such as shells or limestone), and that is used in building (as in mortar and plaster) and in agriculture

called also quicklime

b
: a dry white powder consisting essentially of calcium hydroxide that is made by treating quicklime with water
c
: calcium
carbonate of lime

lime

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verb

limed; liming

transitive verb

1
: to smear with a sticky substance (such as birdlime)
2
: to entangle with or as if with birdlime
3
: to treat or cover with lime
lime the lawn in the spring

lime

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adjective

: of, relating to, or containing lime or limestone

lime

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noun (2)

: a linden tree
especially : linden sense 1a

lime

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noun (3)

1
: the small globose yellowish green fruit of a widely cultivated spiny tropical Asian citrus tree (Citrus aurantifolia) with a usually acid juicy pulp used as a flavoring agent and as a source of vitamin C
2
: a tree that bears limes

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English, from Old English līm; akin to Old High German līm birdlime, Latin limus mud, slime, and perhaps to Latin linere to smear

Noun (2)

alteration of Middle English lind, from Old English; akin to Old High German linta linden

Noun (3)

Middle French, from Spanish lima, from Arabic līma, līm

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1625, in the meaning defined above

Noun (3)

1583, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of lime was before the 12th century

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