lime-twig
English
noun
Definitions
- A twig smeared with birdlime, used for catching birds.
Etymology
Compound from English lime (mineral) + English twig.
Origin
English
twig
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Limedale English
- belime English
- birdlime English
- brooklime English
- delime English
- lime English
- lime disease English
- lime-twigged English
- limeade English
- limejuice English
- limekiln English
- limeless English
- limelight English
- limelike English
- limerod English
- limescale English
- limestone English
- limetwig English
- limewash English
- limewater English
- limewood English
- limeworks English
- limey English
- limeyard English
- limy English
- nitrolime English
- overlime English
- quicklime English
- redtwig English
- relime English
- twig English
- twiggen English
- twiggy English
- twigless English
- twiglet English
- twiglike English
- twigsome English
- twigwork English
- unlime English
- whitelime English
- lime French
- lima Spanish, Castilian
- ライム Japanese
- lyme Middle English
- twig Middle English
- ليم Arabic
- 萊姆 Chinese
- 라임 Korean
- ļaim̧ Marshallese
- laim Samoan Plantation Pidgin
- limy
- twig
- lime
- limey
- relime
- unlime
- belime
- twiggy
- delime
- redtwig
- twiggen
- limeade
- limerod
- twiglet
- limelike
- limeless
- limekiln
- limeyard
- Limedale
- limewash
- twiglike
- birdlime
- overlime
- twigless
- limetwig
- limewood
- twigsome
- twigwork
- limelight
- limeworks
- nitrolime
- quicklime
- whitelime
- limewater
- limestone
- limejuice
- brooklime
- limescale
- lime-twigged
- lime disease