Lime-fruit
11lime — lime1 [līm] n. [ME < OE līm, akin to Ger leim < IE base * (s)lei , SLIME, wet and sticky, to smooth over > Gr leios, smooth, L limus, slime, mud, linere, to smear, levis, smooth, OE lam, clay] 1. short for BIRDLIME 2. a white substance,… …
12lime — Ⅰ. lime [1] ► NOUN 1) quicklime, slaked lime, or any salt or alkali containing calcium. 2) archaic birdlime. ► VERB ▪ treat with lime. DERIVATIVES limy adjective …
13Lime — 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… …
14Fruit cups — (or Summer Cups) are traditionally an English speciality drink designed to be made into a long drink with addition of a soft drink such lemonade or ginger ale. Most commonly gin based although there are some varieties based on other spirits such… …
15Fruit Brute — was one of a line of five monster themed breakfast cereals produced by General Mills for the North American market. [ [http://www.tvacres.com/horror werewolves fruit.htm Advertising mascots Fruit Brute] from [http://www.tvacres.com/ TV Acres]… …
16lime — (l[imac]m ), a. having a yellowish green color like that of the lime (the fruit). [PJC] …
17lime — 1. lime [ lim ] n. f. • 1175; lat. lima 1 ♦ Outil à main en métal, long et étroit, garni d entailles, servant à tailler, ajuster, polir les métaux, le bois par frottement. ⇒ carrelet, demi ronde, queue de rat, râpe, 1. riflard, tiers point. Lime… …
18lime — I. /laɪm / (say luym) noun 1. the oxide of calcium, CaO, a white caustic solid (quicklime or unslaked lime) prepared by calcining limestone, etc., used in making mortar and cement. When treated with water it produces calcium hydroxide, Ca(OH)2,… …
19Lime (couleur) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Lime. Vert citron   Composantes RVB (r, v, b) …
20lime — {{11}}lime (n.1) chalky mineral used in making mortar, from O.E. lim sticky substance, birdlime, mortar, cement, gluten, from P.Gmc. *leimaz (Cf. O.S., O.N., Dan. lim, Du. lijm, Ger. Leim birdlime ), from PIE root * (s)lei slime, slimy, sticky… …
