limes /līˈmēz or lēˈmes/

A boundary or boundary fortification, esp of the Roman Empire

lime¹ /līm/

1. Bird-lime, a sticky substance for catching birds
2. Any slimy or gluey material (dialect)
3. The white caustic earth (calcium oxide, quicklime, or caustic lime) obtained by driving off water and carbon dioxide from calcium carbonate (eg in the form of limestone)
4. Calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained by adding water to quicklime
5. Loosely, limestone or calcium carbonate

Of lime

1. To cover with lime
2. To treat with lime
3. To manure with lime
4. To ensnare, trap (also figurative)
5. To cement (dialect)

To adulterate wine with lime

līmˈiness noun

līmˈing noun

1. In the preparation of leather, etc, the soaking of skins in limewater to remove hair
2. The application of lime

līmˈy adjective

1. Glutinous, sticky (dialect)
2. Smeared with, containing, like or of the nature of, lime

limeˈ-burner noun

Someone who calcines limestone, etc to form lime

limeˈkiln noun

A kiln or furnace in which calcium carbonate is reduced to lime

limeˈlight noun

1. The glare of publicity (from a type of lamp formerly used in theatre stage lighting, which used heated lime to provide light)
2. Light produced by a blowpipe flame directed against a block of quicklime

transitive verb (pat and pap limeˈlit or limeˈlighted) (esp figurative)

To illuminate by limelight, to subject to the glare of limelight

limeˈpit noun

A lime-filled pit in which hides are steeped to remove hair

limeˈstone noun

A sedimentary rock of calcium carbonate, sometimes (magnesian limestone) with a high dolomite content

limestone pavement noun (geology)

A surface of exposed limestone resembling a pavement

limeˈ-scale noun

An encrustation left inside a kettle etc by the action of hard water (also scale)

limeˈ-twig noun

1. A twig smeared with bird-lime
2. A snare

limeˈwash noun

A milky mixture of slaked lime and water, used for coating walls, etc

transitive verb

To cover with limewash

limeˈwater noun

A suspension of calcium hydroxide in water, sometimes used as an antacid

lime² /līm/

1. A tropical citrus tree, Citrus aurantifolia
2. Its small nearly globular fruit, with acid-tasting flesh
3. The colour of the fruit, a yellowish green

1. Flavoured with lime
2. (coloured) yellowish-green

limeade /līm-ādˈ/ noun

A non-alcoholic drink made from the juice of limes and water, often carbonated

limeˈy noun (N Am sl)

1. A British sailor or ship (from the use of lime juice on British ships to prevent scurvy)
2. Any British person

limˈy adjective

Tasting of lime

lime green noun

A bright, yellowish shade of green, the colour of limes

limeˈ-greenˈ adjective

lime juice noun

The acid-tasting juice of the lime

lime³ /līm/

The linden tree (Tilia europaea), or any other tree of the genus, with heart-shaped leaves and small yellowish flowers

limeˈ-tree noun

limeˈ-wood noun

lime⁵ /līm/ (W Indies sl)

To loiter, hang about

lyam /līˈəm/, lime or lyme /līm/ (obsolete or dialect)

1. A leash
2. A lyam-hound

lyˈam-hound, limeˈ-hound or lymeˈ-hound noun

A bloodhound

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