Lime

The Hebrew word so rendered means “boiling” or “effervescing.” From Isa. 33:12 it appears that lime was made in a kiln lighted by thorn-bushes. In Amos 2:1 it is recorded that the king of Moab “burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime.” The same Hebrew word is used in Deut. 27:2-4, and is there rendered “plaster.” Limestone is the chief constituent of the mountains of Syria.

the substance obtained form limestone, shells, etc., by heat. It is noticed only three times in the Bible, viz., in (27:2) (Authorized Version “plaster”), (Isaiah 33:12) and Amos 2:1

LIME, a well-known substance obtained by burning limestone, bones, shells, etc., and used for plaster or the cement of brick-work. Deut 27:2; Isa 33:12. It is inferred from the above passage, and from Am 2:1, that the modern mode of manufacturing this article was known to the ancients. Untempered mortar is that which is so imperfectly or unskilfully mixed that it cannot be worked. Eze 13:10-11.

LIME, a well-known substance obtained by burning limestone, bones, shells, etc., and used for plaster or the cement of brick-work. Deut 27:2; Isa 33:12. It is inferred from the above passage, and from Am 2:1, that the modern mode of manufacturing this article was known to the ancients. Untempered mortar is that which is so imperfectly or unskilfully mixed that it cannot be worked. Eze 13:10-11.

Part of speech: noun (n.)

A thong by which a dog is led; a leash. Halliwell.

Part of speech: noun (n.)

The linden tree. See Linden.

Part of speech: noun (n.)

A fruit allied to the lemon, but much smaller; also, the tree which bears it. There are two kinds; Citrus Medica, var. acida which is intensely sour, and the sweet lime (C. Medica, var. Limetta) which is only slightly sour.

Part of speech: noun (n.)

1. Birdlime. Like the lime That foolish birds are caught with. Wordsworth.

2. Oxide of calcium; the white or gray, caustic substance, usually called quicklime, obtained by calcining limestone or shells, the heat driving off carbon dioxide and leaving lime. It develops great heat when treated with water, forming slacked lime, and is an essential ingredient of cement, plastering, mortar, etc.CaO

Part of speech: verb (v.)

1. To smear with a viscous substance, as birdlime. These twigs, in time, will come to be limed. L'Estrange.

2. To entangle; to insnare. We had limed ourselves With open eyes, and we must take the chance. Tennyson.

3. To treat with lime, or oxide or hydrate of calcium; to manure with lime; as, to lime hides for removing the hair; to lime sails in order to whiten them. Land may be improved by draining, marling, and liming. Sir J. Child.

4. To cement. "Who gave his blood to lime the stones together." Shak.