n. | 1. | 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. |
v. t. | 1. | To smear with birdlime; to catch with birdlime; to insnare. |
Noun | 1. | birdlime - a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds Synonyms: lime |
Verb | 1. | birdlime - spread birdlime on branches to catch birds Synonyms: lime |