lime-twigged

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From lime-twig +‎ -ed.

Adjective

[edit]

lime-twigged (comparative more lime-twigged, superlative most lime-twigged)

  1. Beset with snares.
  2. Ensnared, as with birdlime.
    • 1679, Lancelot Addison, The Life and Death of Mahumed:
      have their Conſultations lime-twigg'd with Quirks and Sophiſms of Philoſmophical Perſmons

References

[edit]