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 — John Donne
II. transitive verb
archaic : ensnare , catch
allowed his mind to be lime-twigged and ruffled and discomposed by words — W.S.Landor