Lime

Morpheme

Lime

Type

free base

Denotation

inorganic material containing calcium, gluey or adhesive material

Etymology

Old English lim

Evidence

birdlime, lime, limelight, limescale, limestone, limewater, nitrolime, quicklime

Homographs

Lim(e) [Lime, Lim], Lime, Lime

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