Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A fortified boundary or border, especially of the Roman Empire.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In anatomy, one of two distinct tracts of the lateral root of the olfactory lobe of the brain, distinguished as limes alba and limes cinerca.
- noun In zoology, a boundary; a line of division or separation between two parts or organs.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Plural form of
lime . - noun A
boundary .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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My dad brought home some limes from a food show, so I juiced and zested them and start on a lime custard filling type thing.
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My dad brought home some limes from a food show, so I juiced and zested them and start on a lime custard filling type thing.
Archive 2008-04-01 2008
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Remove the limes from the saucepan and put them on a rack to dry.
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Remove the limes from the saucepan and put them on a rack to dry.
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Remove the limes from the saucepan and put them on a rack to dry.
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Citrus can be expensive, but the limes were a mere 3/$1 at Fred Meyer.
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FTFA: The lemon juice ration led to British sailors being dubbed "limeys," because at the time, people thought all citrus fruits were basically the same, and all citrus fruits were called limes (FORESHADOWING: THEY'RE NOT ALL THE SAME).
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Talon: FTFA: The lemon juice ration led to British sailors being dubbed "limeys," because at the time, people thought all citrus fruits were basically the same, and all citrus fruits were called limes (FORESHADOWING: THEY'RE NOT ALL THE SAME).
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Why do some presume that the ingestion of highly spiced (meaning picante) foods or foods with acidic content such as limes mitigate disruptions in the digestive process?
Treating Food/Water Poisoning in Mexico, or Any Other Place 2009
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Why do some presume that the ingestion of highly spiced (meaning picante) foods or foods with acidic content such as limes mitigate disruptions in the digestive process?
Treating Food/Water Poisoning in Mexico, or Any Other Place 2009
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