limedadj.

Brit.

/lʌɪmd/, U.S.

/laɪmd/

Etymology: < lime v.¹ + -ed suffix¹.

1. Smeared with birdlime (or other sticky substance); †figurative said of hands given to pilfering.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > viscosity > [adjective] > covered with viscous matter

limedc13..

honey-dewed1596

viscid1760

treacled1895

c13.. Seuyn Sages (W.) 1280 The wise man dede make a dich Ful of lim and of pich, The fader lep in bifore, Into the limed diche.

1399 W. Langland Richard Redeles ii. 186 Lymed leues were leyde all aboute.

1563 B. Googe Eglogs Epytaphes & Sonettes sig. C.ii^v Somtime I wold betraye the Byrds, that lyght on lymed tree.

1583 P. Stubbes Second Pt. Anat. Abuses sig. F5 Men..who haue limed fingers, liuing vpon pilfering.

1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet iii. iii. 68 O limed soule, that struggling to be free, Art more ingaged.

1720 J. Gay Dione ii. v, in Poems II. 467 On the lim'd twig thus finches beat their wings.

1849 G. P. R. James Woodman I. ii. 18 There are limed twigs about them, my child.

a. Dressed or treated with lime.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > farm > farmland > land suitable for cultivation > [adjective] > manured or fertilized

dungedOE

marledc1265

mucked1290

chavedc1420

dungyc1450

manured1551

fatted1552

folded1579

chalked1598

battled1600

seasoned1604

limed1707

sanded1707

fattened1725

sooted1776

wared1795

littery1805

plastered1819

nitred1822

gypsumed1841

nitrated1841

sewaged1861

sewage-irrigated1867

1707–12 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husb. ii. Suppl. i. vii. 36 All sort of Peas love limed or marled Land.

1770–4 A. Hunter Georgical Ess. (1803) I. 30 Clay, well limed, will fall in winter.

1898 Trans. Highl. & Agric. Soc. Scotl. 91 On limed land, too, Agrostis is eaten by stock.

b. Of wood, esp. oak, that is treated with lime to give it a bleached effect.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > named colours > white or whiteness > whitening > [adjective] > bleached > bleached by specific substance

peroxided1906

sulphured1908

limed1930

1930 Heal & Son Catal. 17 Twin Bedsteads in Limed Oak.

1933 Archit. Rev. 73 230 The Holy Table is in waxed and limed oak.

1952 J. Gloag Short Dict. Furnit. 311 Limed oak, oak that has been pickled with a coating of lime... Limed oak surfaces are generally left unpolished.

1957 N.Z. Timber Jrnl. Oct. 73/1 Limed oak, chloride of lime and water applied to oak furniture to produce a bleached effect.

1973 A. Roos Dunfermline Affair 162 The limed-oak furniture was all built in. Wardrobe, vanity units, dressing-tables.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	limed
释义	limedadj. Brit. /lʌɪmd/, U.S. /laɪmd/ Etymology: < lime v.¹ + -ed suffix¹. 1. Smeared with birdlime (or other sticky substance); †figurative said of hands given to pilfering. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > viscosity > [adjective] > covered with viscous matter limedc13.. honey-dewed1596 viscid1760 treacled1895 c13.. Seuyn Sages (W.) 1280 The wise man dede make a dich Ful of lim and of pich, The fader lep in bifore, Into the limed diche. 1399 W. Langland Richard Redeles ii. 186 Lymed leues were leyde all aboute. 1563 B. Googe Eglogs Epytaphes & Sonettes sig. C.ii^v Somtime I wold betraye the Byrds, that lyght on lymed tree. 1583 P. Stubbes Second Pt. Anat. Abuses sig. F5 Men..who haue limed fingers, liuing vpon pilfering. 1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet iii. iii. 68 O limed soule, that struggling to be free, Art more ingaged. View more context for this quotation 1720 J. Gay Dione ii. v, in Poems II. 467 On the lim'd twig thus finches beat their wings. 1849 G. P. R. James Woodman I. ii. 18 There are limed twigs about them, my child. 2. a. Dressed or treated with lime. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > farm > farmland > land suitable for cultivation > [adjective] > manured or fertilized dungedOE marledc1265 mucked1290 chavedc1420 dungyc1450 manured1551 fatted1552 folded1579 chalked1598 battled1600 seasoned1604 limed1707 sanded1707 fattened1725 sooted1776 wared1795 littery1805 plastered1819 nitred1822 gypsumed1841 nitrated1841 sewaged1861 sewage-irrigated1867 1707–12 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husb. ii. Suppl. i. vii. 36 All sort of Peas love limed or marled Land. 1770–4 A. Hunter Georgical Ess. (1803) I. 30 Clay, well limed, will fall in winter. 1898 Trans. Highl. & Agric. Soc. Scotl. 91 On limed land, too, Agrostis is eaten by stock. b. Of wood, esp. oak, that is treated with lime to give it a bleached effect. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > white or whiteness > whitening > [adjective] > bleached > bleached by specific substance peroxided1906 sulphured1908 limed1930 1930 Heal & Son Catal. 17 Twin Bedsteads in Limed Oak. 1933 Archit. Rev. 73 230 The Holy Table is in waxed and limed oak. 1952 J. Gloag Short Dict. Furnit. 311 Limed oak, oak that has been pickled with a coating of lime... Limed oak surfaces are generally left unpolished. 1957 N.Z. Timber Jrnl. Oct. 73/1 Limed oak, chloride of lime and water applied to oak furniture to produce a bleached effect. 1973 A. Roos Dunfermline Affair 162 The limed-oak furniture was all built in. Wardrobe, vanity units, dressing-tables. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c13..
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