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Lime \Lime\ (l[imac]m), n. [See {Leam} a string.]
A thong by which a dog is led; a leash. --Halliwell.
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Lime \Lime\, n. [Formerly line, for earlier lind. See {Linden}.]
(Bot.)
The linden tree. See {Linden}.
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Lime \Lime\, n. [F. lime; of Persian origin. See {Lemon}.]
1. (Bot.) The fruit of the {Citrus aurantifolia}, allied to
the lemon, but greener in color; also, the tree which
bears it.

Note: The term lime was formerly also applied to variants of
the closely related {citron}, of which there are two
varieties, {Citrus Medica}, var. acida which is
intensely sour, and the

{sweet lime} ({Citrus Medica}, var. Limetta) which is only
slightly sour. See {citron}.
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2. The color of the lime[1], a yellowish-green.
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Lime \Lime\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Limed} (l[imac]md); p. pr. &
vb. n. {Liming}.] [Cf. AS. gel[imac]man to glue or join
together. See {Lime} a viscous substance.]
1. To smear with a viscous substance, as birdlime.
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These twigs, in time, will come to be limed.
--L'Estrange.
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2. To entangle; to insnare.
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We had limed ourselves
With open eyes, and we must take the chance.
--Tennyson.
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3. To treat with lime, or oxide or hydrate of calcium; to
manure with lime; as, to lime hides for removing the hair;
to lime sails in order to whiten them; to lime the lawn to
decrease acidity of the soil.
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Land may be improved by draining, marling, and
liming. --Sir J.
Child.
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4. To cement. "Who gave his blood to lime the stones
together." --Shak.


Lime \Lime\, n. [AS. l[imac]m; akin to D. lijm, G. leim, OHG.
l[imac]m, Icel. l[imac]m, Sw. lim, Dan. liim, L. limus mud,
linere to smear, and E. loam. [root]126. Cf. {Loam},
{Liniment}.]
1. Birdlime.
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Like the lime
That foolish birds are caught with. --Wordsworth.
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2. (Chem.) Oxide of calcium, {CaO}; the white or gray,
caustic substance, usually called {quicklime}, obtained by
calcining limestone or shells, the heat driving off carbon
dioxide and leaving lime. It develops great heat when
treated with water, forming {slaked lime}, and is an
essential ingredient of cement, plastering, mortar, etc.
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Note: Lime is the principal constituent of limestone, marble,
chalk, bones, shells, etc.
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{Caustic lime}, Calcium hydroxide or slaked lime; also, in a
less technical sense, calcium oxide or quicklime.

{Lime burner}, one who burns limestone, shells, etc., to make
lime.

{Lime pit}, a limestone quarry.

{Lime rod}, {Lime twig}, a twig smeared with birdlime; hence,
that which catches; a snare. --Chaucer.
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lime \lime\ (l[imac]m"), a.
having a yellowish-green color like that of the lime (the
fruit).
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Citron \Cit"ron\ (s[i^]t"r[u^]n), n. [F. citron, LL. citro, fr.
L. citrus citron tree (cf. citreum, sc. malum, a citron),
from Gr. ki`tron citron]
1. (Bot) A fruit resembling a lemon, but larger, and
pleasantly aromatic; it is produced by the citron tree
({Citrus medica}). The thick rind, when candied, is the
citron of commerce. The fruit was once called the {lime}.
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2. A citron tree, {Citrus medica}.
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3. A citron melon.
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{Citron melon}.
(a) A small variety of muskmelon with sugary greenish
flesh.
(b) A small variety of watermelon, whose solid white flesh
is used in making sweetmeats and preserves.

{Citron tree} (Bot.), the tree which bears citrons. It was
probably a native of northern India, and is now understood
to be the typical form of {Citrus Medica}.
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