Bird'-lime, n.

n. [bird and lime.] A viscous substance, usually made of the juice of holly bark, extracted by boiling, mixed with a third part of nut oil or thin grease, used to catch birds. For this purpose the twigs of a bush are smeared over with this viscid substance.

*Not bird-lime or Idean pitch produce A more tenacious mass of clammy juice. Dryden.*