something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares

A deciduous tree of the genus Tilia, especially Tilia ž europaea; the linden tree, or its wood, The fruit of the lime-tree, Any of various mineral and industrial forms of calcium oxide differing chiefly in water content and percentage of constituents such as magnesia, silica, alumina, and iron, adjective_ having a yellowish-green color like that of the lime (the fruit), transitive verb_ To smear with birdlime, To catch or snare with or as if with birdlime, To cement

An open textile fabric, of cotton, linen, hemp, silk, or other material, tied or woven with a mesh of any size, designed or used for catching animals alive, either by inclosing or by entangling them; a netting or network used as a snare or trap, Anything formed with interstices or meshes like a net, A radio, television, or telephone network, adjective_ Ultimate; final, Remaining after all deductions have been made, as for expenses, transitive verb_ To bring in or yield as profit, To clear as profit, To cover, protect, or surround with a net or network

a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head