Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Limitedness

Lim″it‐ed‐ness, n. The quality of being limited.

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Limiter

Lim″it‐er (–ẽr), n. 1. One who, or that which, limits.2. A friar licensed to beg within certain bounds, or whose duty was limited to a certain district. [Formerly written also l...

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Limitive

Lim″it‐ive (–ĭv), a. Involving a limit; as, a limitive law, one designed to limit existing powers.

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Limitless

Lim″it‐less, a. Having no limits; unbounded; boundless. Davies (Wit's Pilgr.).

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Limitour

Lim″it‐our (–o͞or), n. See Limiter, 2.

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Limmer

Lim″mer (–mẽr), a. Limber. Holland.

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Limmer (2)

Lim″mer, n. [F. limier. See Leamer.] 1. A limehound; a leamer.2. (Zoöl.) A mongrel, as a cross between the mastiff and hound.3. A low, base fellow; also, a prostitute.Thieves, l...

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Limn

Limn (lĭm), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Limned (lĭmd); p. pr. & vb. n.Limning (lĭm″nĭng or lĭm″ĭng).] [OE. limnen, fr. luminen, for enluminen, F. enluminer to illuminate, to limn, LL. il...

2142

Limner

Lim″ner (lĭm″nẽr), n. [F. enlumineur, LL. illuminator. See Limn, and cf. Alluminor.] A painter; an artist; esp.: (a) One who paints portraits. (b) One who illuminates books.

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Limniad

Lim″ni‐ad (–nĭ‐ăd), n. [Gr. λίμη a pool.] (Myth.) See Limoniad.

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Limning

Lim″ning (lĭm″nĭng or lĭm″ĭng), n. The act, process, or art of one who limns; the picture or decoration so produced.Adorned with illumination which we now call limning. Wood.

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Limoges

Li‐moges″ (lē̍‐mōzh″), n. A city of Southern France.Limoges enamel, a kind of enamel ware in which the enamel is applied to the whole surface of a metal plaque, vase, or the lik...

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Limoniad

Li‐mo″ni‐ad (lī̍‐mō″nĭ‐ăd), n. [L. limoniades, pl., Gr. λειμωνιάδεσ, fr. λειμών meadow.] (Class. Myth.) A nymph of the meadows; — called also Limniad.

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Limonin

Li‐mo″nin (lī̍‐mō″nĭn), n. [From NL. Citrus Medica, var. Limonum, the scientific name of the lemon.] (Chem.) A bitter, white, crystalline substance found in orange and lemon seeds.

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Limonite

Li″mon‐ite (lī″mŏn‐īt), n. [Gr. λειμών any moist grassy place, a meadow: cf. F. limonite, G. limonit.] (Min.) Hydrous sesquioxide of iron, an important ore of iron, occurring in...

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Limosis

‖Li‐mo″sis (lī̍‐mō″sĭs), n. [NL., fr. Gr. λιμόσ hunger.] (Med.) A ravenous appetite caused by disease; excessive and morbid hunger.

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Limous

Li″mous (lī″mŭs), a. [L. limosus, fr. limus slime, mud.] Muddy; slimy; thick. Sir T. Browne.

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Limousine

Li′mou‐sine″ (?), n. [Cf. F. limousine a kind of cloak, fr. Limousin, an old province in central France.] An automobile body with seats and permanent top like a coupé, and with ...

2152

Limp

Limp (lĭmp), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Limped (lĭmt; 215); p. pr. & vb. n.Limping.] [Cf. AS. lemphealt lame, OHG. limphen to limp, be weak; perh. akin to E. lame, or to limp, a √120.] ...

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Limp (2)

Limp, n. A halt; the act of limping.

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Limp (3)

Limp, n.(Ore Washing) A scraper for removing poor ore or refuse from the sieve.

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Limp (4)

Limp, a. [Cf. Icel. limpa limpness, weakness, and E. lap, n., lop, v. t. Cf. Limber, a.] 1. Flaccid; flabby, as flesh. Walton.2. Lacking stiffness; flimsy; as, a limp cravat.

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Limper

Limp″er (–ẽr), n. One who limps.

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Limpet

Lim″pet (lĭm″pĕt), n. [Prob. through French fr. L. lepas, -adis, Gr. λεπάσ, -άδοσ.] (Zoöl.) 1. In a general sense, any hatshaped, or conical, gastropod shell.2. Any one of many ...

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Limpid

Lim″pid (–pĭd), a. [L. limpidus; akin to Gr. λάμπειν to shine: cf. F. limpide. Cf. Lamp.] Characterized by clearness or transparency; clear; as, a limpid stream.Springs which we...

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Limpidity

Lim‐pid″i‐ty (lĭm‐pĭd″ĭ‐ty̆), n. [L. limpiditas: cf. F. limpidité.] The quality or state of being limpid.

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Limpidness

Lim″pid‐ness (lĭm″pĭd‐nĕs), n. Quality of being limpid; limpidity.