Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for LIME
LIME, v.t. [Sax. geliman.]
- To smear with a viscous substance. – L'Estrange.
- To entangle; to ensnare. – Shak.
- To manure with lime. Land may be improved by draining, marling, and liming. – Child.
- To cement. – Shak.
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