Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Lime (4)

Lime, n. [AS. līm; akin to D. lijm, G. leim, OHG. līm, Icel. līm, Sw. lim, Dan. liim, L. limus mud, linere to smear, and E. loam. √126. Cf. Loam, Liniment.] 1. Birdlime.Like the...

2108

Lime (5)

Lime, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Limed (līmd); p. pr. & vb. n.Liming.] [Cf. AS. gelīman to glue or join together. See Lime a viscous substance.] 1. To smear with a viscous substance, as...

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Lime twig

Lime twig. See under 4th Lime.

2110

Lime-twigged

Lime″–twigged′ (–twĭgd′), a. Beset with snares; insnared, as with birdlime. L. Addison.

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Limehound

Lime″hound′ (līm″hound′), n. [Lime a leash + hound.] A dog used in hunting the wild boar; a leamer. Spenser.

2112

Limekiln

Lime″kiln′ (līm″kĭln′), n. A kiln or furnace in which limestone or shells are burned and reduced to lime.

2113

Limelight

Lime″light′, n.(Theat.) That part of the stage upon which the limelight as cast, usually where the most important action is progressing or where the leading player or players ar...

2114

Limenean

Li‐men″e‐an (lē̍‐mĕn″ē̍‐an), a. Of or pertaining to Lima, or to the inhabitants of Lima, in Peru. — n. A native or inhabitant of Lima.

2115

Limer

Lim″er (līm″ẽr), n. A limehound; a limmer. Chaucer.

2116

Limerick

Lim″er‐ick (?), n. [Said to be from a song with the same verse construction, current in Ireland, the refrain of which contains the place name Limerick.] A nonsense poem of five ...

2117

Limestone

Lime″stone′ (līm″stōn′), n. A rock consisting chiefly of calcium carbonate or carbonate of lime. It sometimes contains also magnesium carbonate, and is then called magnesian or ...

2118

Limewater

Lime″wa′ter (–wa̤′tẽr), n. Water impregnated with lime; esp., an artificial solution of lime for medicinal purposes.

2119

Limicolæ

‖Li‐mic″o‐læ (lī̍‐mĭk″ō̍‐lē), n. pl. [L. limicola a dweller in the mud; limus mud + colere to dwell.] (Zoöl.) A group of shore birds, embracing the plovers, sandpipers, snipe, c...

2120

Limicoline

Li‐mic″o‐line (–lĭn), a.(Zoöl.) Shore-inhabiting; of or pertaining to the Limicolæ.

2121

Liminess

Lim″i‐ness (līm″ĭ‐nĕs), n. The state or quality of being limy.

2122

Limit

Lim″it (lĭm″ĭt), n. [From L. limes, limitis: cf. F. limite; or from E. limit, v. See Limit, v. t.] 1. That which terminates, circumscribes, restrains, or confines; the bound, bo...

2123

Limit (2)

Lim″it (lĭm″ĭt), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Limited; p. pr. & vb. n.Limiting.] [F. limiter, L. limitare, fr. limes, limitis, limit; prob. akin to limen threshold, E. eliminate; cf. L. l...

2124

Limit (3)

Lim″it, v. i. To beg, or to exercise functions, within a certain limited region; as, a limiting friar.

2125

Limitable

Lim″it‐a‐ble (–ȧ‐b'l), a. Capable of being limited.

2126

Limitaneous

Lim′i‐ta″ne‐ous (lĭm′ĭ‐tā″nē̍‐ŭs), a. [L. limitaneus. See Limit, v. t.] Of or pertaining to a limit.

2127

Limitarian

Lim′i‐ta″ri‐an (–rĭ‐an), a. Tending to limit.

2128

Limitary

Lim″i‐ta‐ry (lĭm″ĭ‐tā̍‐ry̆), a. [L. limitaris. See Limit, v. t.] 1. Placed at the limit, as a guard. “Proud limitary cherub.” Milton.2. Confined within limits; limited in extent...

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Limitary (2)

Lim″i‐ta‐ry, n.; pl.-ries (–rĭz). 1. That which serves to limit; a boundary; border land. Fuller.2. A limiter. See Limiter, 2.

2130

Limitate

Lim″i‐tate (–ĭ‐tā̍t), a. [L. limitatus, p. p. of limitare to limit. See Limit, v. t.] Bounded by a distinct line.

2131

Limitation

Lim′i‐ta″tion (–tā″shŭn), n. [L. limitatio: cf. F. limitation. See Limit, v. t.] 1. The act of limiting; the state or condition of being limited; as, the limitation of his autho...

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Limited

Lim″it‐ed (lĭm″ĭt‐ĕd), a. Confined within limits; narrow; circumscribed; restricted; as, our views of nature are very limited.Limited company, a company in which the liability o...

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Limitedly

Lim″it‐ed‐ly, adv. With limitation.