bird•lime
Pronunciation: (bûrd'līm"), [key]
— n., v., -limed, -lim•ing.
—n.
- a sticky material prepared from holly, mistletoe, or other plants, and smeared on twigs to catch small birds that light on it.
—v.t.
- to smear with birdlime.
- to catch or capture, as with birdlime: to be birdlimed by flattery.
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