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81just as the twig is bent, the tree’s inclined — Things, especially education, that affect and influence us in our childhood shape the kind of adult we turn out to be. (There are various versions of this, like As the twig is bent, the tree s inclined and As the twig is bent, so the tree… …
82branch and twig borer — ▪ insect also called false powder post borers any of approximately 700 species of beetles (insect order Coleoptera) that live in dry wood or under tree bark. Branch and twig borers range in size from 3 to 20 mm (0.1 to 0.8 inch). However, the… …
83lime-twig — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: Middle English lyme twig, from lyme, lim lime + twig 1. : a twig covered with birdlime to catch birds 2. : snare, trap called her beauty lime twigs …
84lime twig — 1. a twig smeared with birdlime to catch birds. 2. a snare or trap. [1400 50; late ME] * * * lime twig, 1. a twig smeared with birdlime for catching birds. 2. Figurative. anything used to ensnare: »Catch fools with lime twigs dipt with pardons… …
85blood-twig — lood twig n. 1. a European deciduous shrub ({Cornus sanguinea}) turning red in autumn having dull white flowers. Syn: common European dogwood, red dogwood, pedwood. [WordNet 1.5] …
86Lime twig — Lime Lime, n. [AS. l[=i]m; akin to D. lijm, G. leim, OHG. l[=i]m, Icel. l[=i]m, Sw. lim, Dan. liim, L. limus mud, linere to smear, and E. loam. [root]126. Cf. {Loam}, {Liniment}.] 1. Birdlime. [1913 Webster] Like the lime That foolish birds are… …
87Lime twig — See under 4th {Lime}. [1913 Webster] …
88The Lime Twig — is a 1961 novella by American writer John Hawkes.The novella, set in England, deals with a sedate, bored lower class couple Michael and Margaret Banks who are lured into fronting a race horse scandal. Michael Banks is befriended by William… …
89lime twig — lime′ twig n. 1) a twig smeared with birdlime to catch birds 2) a snare or trap • Etymology: 1400–50 …
90lime twig — /ˈlaɪm twɪg/ (say luym twig) noun 1. a twig smeared with birdlime to catch birds. 2. a snare …
