lime
31LIME — n. f. Outil de fer ou d’acier, plus ou moins long et étroit, d’une forme plate, ronde ou triangulaire, dont la surface est couverte d’entailles qui se croisent, et qui sert à dégrossir, à couper, à polir des métaux. Scier un barreau de fer avec… …
32lime — [[t]la͟ɪm[/t]] limes 1) N VAR A lime is a green fruit that tastes like a lemon. Limes grow on trees in tropical countries. ...peeled slices of lime... Oranges, lemons and limes were found to cure scurvy... Add a few drops of lime juice. 2) N… …
33Lime — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom.  Pour l’article homophone, voir Lyme. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Lime », sur le …
34lime — English has three distinct words lime, of which by far the oldest is lime the ‘chalky substance’ [OE]. It goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *līm (shared also by German leim, 311 lintel Dutch lijm, and Swedish limma), a variant of which also… …
35lime — {{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… …
36lime — English has three distinct words lime, of which by far the oldest is lime the ‘chalky substance’ [OE]. It goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *līm (shared also by German leim, Dutch lijm, and Swedish limma), a variant of which also produced… …
37lime — I [[t]laɪm[/t]] n. v. limed, lim•ing 1) chem. a white or grayish white, lumpy, very slightly water soluble solid, CaO, used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium …
38lime — 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. v.tr. 1 treat (wood, skins, land, etc.) with lime. 2… …
39lime — 1. noun /laɪm/ a) any gluey or adhesive substance; something which traps or captures someone , 1952, Lime, which is the product of the burning of chalk or limestone, might be bought ready burnt, or it could be burnt in kilns specially constructed …
40lime — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ fresh … OF LIME ▪ slice, wedge ▪ Serve the dish garnished with wedges of lime. VERB + LIME …
