liminessn.

Brit.

/ˈlʌɪmɪnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈlaɪminᵻs/

Forms: 1800s– liminess, 1800s– limyness, 1900s– limeyness.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: limy adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < limy adj. + -ness suffix.

The quality of being limy.

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1860 E. W. Hilgard Rep. Geol. & Agric. State Mississippi 340 The bottom of Shongalo Creek..shows the increasing liminess of the soil in the prevalence of Mulberry, Ash and Poplar.

1902 E. A. Woodruffe-Peacock Thoroughbreds & their Grass-Land ii. 7 Among plants..a score of species that could be named, suddenly appearing in a turf at once demonstrate a growing liminess in a clay soil.

1936 W. L. Davies Chem. Milk xiii. 287 The amount of ionic calcium is too small to detect any ‘liminess’.

2000 Wine May 11/4 The limeyness of the Riesling works well with the strong smoked flavours of the salmon.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	liminess
释义	liminessn. Brit. /ˈlʌɪmɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈlaɪminᵻs/ Forms: 1800s– liminess, 1800s– limyness, 1900s– limeyness. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: limy adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < limy adj. + -ness suffix. The quality of being limy. ΚΠ 1860 E. W. Hilgard Rep. Geol. & Agric. State Mississippi 340 The bottom of Shongalo Creek..shows the increasing liminess of the soil in the prevalence of Mulberry, Ash and Poplar. 1902 E. A. Woodruffe-Peacock Thoroughbreds & their Grass-Land ii. 7 Among plants..a score of species that could be named, suddenly appearing in a turf at once demonstrate a growing liminess in a clay soil. 1936 W. L. Davies Chem. Milk xiii. 287 The amount of ionic calcium is too small to detect any ‘liminess’. 2000 Wine May 11/4 The limeyness of the Riesling works well with the strong smoked flavours of the salmon. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1860
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