English Dictionary: quisling | by the DICT Development Group |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Quackle \Quac"kle\, v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p. {Quackled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quackling}.] [Cf.{Querken}.] To suffocate; to choke. [Prov. Eng.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Lime \Lime\, n. [AS. l[c6]m; akin to D. lijm, G. leim, OHG. l[c6]m, Icel. l[c6]m, Sw. lim, Dan. liim, L. limus mud, linere to smear, and E. loam. [root]126. Cf. {Loam}, {Liniment}.] 1. Birdlime. Like the lime That foolish birds are caught with. --Wordsworth. 2. (Chem.) Oxide of calcium; the white or gray, caustic substance, usually called {quicklime}, obtained by calcining limestone or shells, the heat driving off carbon dioxide and leaving lime. It develops great heat when treated with water, forming slacked lime, | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Quicklime \Quick"lime\, n. [See {Quick}, a.] (Chem.) Calcium oxide; unslacked lime; -- so called because when wet it develops great heat. See 4th {Lime}, 2. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Lime \Lime\, n. [AS. l[c6]m; akin to D. lijm, G. leim, OHG. l[c6]m, Icel. l[c6]m, Sw. lim, Dan. liim, L. limus mud, linere to smear, and E. loam. [root]126. Cf. {Loam}, {Liniment}.] 1. Birdlime. Like the lime That foolish birds are caught with. --Wordsworth. 2. (Chem.) Oxide of calcium; the white or gray, caustic substance, usually called {quicklime}, obtained by calcining limestone or shells, the heat driving off carbon dioxide and leaving lime. It develops great heat when treated with water, forming slacked lime, | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Quicklime \Quick"lime\, n. [See {Quick}, a.] (Chem.) Calcium oxide; unslacked lime; -- so called because when wet it develops great heat. See 4th {Lime}, 2. |