Thesaurus: birdlime

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1. n. An extremely adhesive viscid substance, usually made of the middle bark of the holly, by boiling, fermenting, and cleansing it. When a twig is smeared with this substance it will hold small birds which may light upon it. Hence: Anything which insnares.
2. v. t. To smear with birdlime; to catch with birdlime; to insnare.
3. n. a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds
4. v. spread birdlime on branches to catch birds
5. An extremely adhesive viscid substance, usually made of the middle bark of the holly, by boiling, fermenting, and cleansing it. When a twig is smeared with this substance it will hold small birds which may light upon it. Hence: Anything which insnares. Not birdlime or Idean pitch produce A more tenacious mass of clammy juice. Dryden. Note: Birdlime is also made from mistletoe, elder, etc. o smear with birdlime; to catch with birdlime; to insnare. When the heart is thus birdlimed, then it cleaves to everything it meets with. Coodwin.
6. An extremely adhesive viscid substance, usually made of themiddle bark of the holly, by boiling, fermenting, and cleansing it.When a twig is smeared with this substance it will hold small birdswhich may light upon it. Hence: Anything which insnares.Not birdlime or Idean pitch produce A more tenacious mass of clammyjuice. Dryden.
7. n. a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds v. spread birdlime on branches to catch birds