lime

¹lime

noun \ˈlīm\

Definition of LIME

1

: birdlime

2

a : a caustic highly infusible solid that consists of calcium oxide often together with magnesium oxide, that is obtained by calcining forms of calcium carbonate (as shells or limestone), and that is used in building (as in mortar and plaster) and in agriculture —called also quicklime b : a dry white powder consisting essentially of calcium hydroxide that is made by treating quicklime with water c : calcium <carbonate of lime>

Origin of LIME

Middle English, from Old English līm; akin to Old High German līm birdlime, Latin limus mud, slime, and perhaps to Latin linere to smear

First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Building Terms

batten, cistern, hearth, lath, transom, wainscot

Rhymes with LIME

chime, climb, clime, crime, cyme, dime, disme, grime, mime, prime, rhyme, rime, slime, stime, thyme, time