lime
EnglishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Middle English lyme, lym, lime, from Old English līm, from Proto-Germanic *līmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sley- (“smooth; slick; sticky; slimy”).
Cognate with Saterland Frisian Liem (“glue”), Dutch lijm, German Leim (“glue”), Danish lim (from Old Norse lím), Latin limus (“mud”).
NounEdit
lime (countable and uncountable, plural limes)
- (chemistry) Any inorganic material containing calcium, usually calcium oxide (quicklime) or calcium hydroxide (slaked lime).
- 1952, L.F. Salzman, Building in England, page 149.
- Lime, which is the product of the burning of chalk or limestone, might be bought ready burnt, or it could be burnt in kilns specially constructed in the neighbourhood of the building operations.
- 1952, L.F. Salzman, Building in England, page 149.
- (poetic) Any gluey or adhesive substance; something which traps or captures someone; sometimes a synonym for birdlime.
- 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act IV, scene i]:
- Monster, come, put some lime upon your fingers, and away with the rest.
- 1835, William Wordsworth, They called Thee Merry England, in old time [first line of unnamed poem]
- Like the lime which foolish birds are caught with.
- (theater) A spotlight.
- 1980, Peter Evans, Peter Sellers: The Mask Behind the Mask (page 30)
- Sellers moved on until he was actually trusted to operate the limes, the spotlights that can make or destroy an artist's act.
- 2018, Robert Charles Hines, Twists and Turns: 13 Tales of the Uneasy (page 121)
- Then out of the blue, a spotlight much like the “limes” in a theatre, lit up what seemed like a Punch and Judy tent […] He struggled even more, when from out of the shadows and into the bright light of the limes, stepped Uncle Jolly.
- 1980, Peter Evans, Peter Sellers: The Mask Behind the Mask (page 30)
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VerbEdit
lime (third-person singular simple present limes, present participle liming, simple past and past participle limed)
- (transitive) To treat with calcium hydroxide or calcium oxide (lime).
- 1917, Rudyard Kipling, The Land
- If I were you, I'd lime.
- 1917, Rudyard Kipling, The Land
- (transitive) To smear with birdlime.
- (rare) To ensnare, catch, entrap.
- 1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “Much Adoe about Nothing”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act III, scene i]:
- URSULA. She's lim'd, I warrant you: we have caught her, madam.
HERO. If it prove so, then loving goes by haps:<brSome Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps.
- 1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, volume 1, London: James R. Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., page 39:
- Abraham, like his parents, seemed to have been limed and caught by the ensnaring inn.
- (rare) To ensnare, catch, entrap.
- (transitive) To apply limewash.
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Etymology 2Edit
Lime (17th c.) and line (16th c.) are alterations of obsolete lind, from Middle English lynde, from Old English lind, from Proto-Germanic *lindijō. The phonetic development is unusual, but it has been suggested that it began in compounds (loss of -d- perhaps before tree, the change to -m- before labials as in bark or wood). Doublet of linden, which see.
NounEdit
lime (countable and uncountable, plural limes)
- A deciduous tree of the genus Tilia, especially Tilia × europaea; the linden tree.
- 1871, George Eliot [pseudonym; Mary Ann Evans], chapter III, in Middlemarch: A Study of Provincial Life, volume I, Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and Sons, OCLC 948783829, book I (Miss Brooke), page 38:
- But there was nothing of an ascetic's expression in her bright full eyes, as she looked before her, not consciously seeing, but absorbing into the intensity of her mood, the solemn glory of the afternoon with its long swathes of light between the far-off rows of limes, whose shadows touched each other.
- The wood of this tree.
Usage notesEdit
Both this and the citrus are trees with fragrant flowers, but this is more temperate and the citrus is more tropical and subtropical. Outside of Europe and adjoining parts of Asia, the citrus sense is much more common
Derived termsEdit
- American lime (Tilia americana)
- broad-leaved lime (Tilia platyphyllos)
- brooklime (Veronica spp.)
- lime tree looper (Erannis tiliaria)
- silver lime (Tilia tomentosa)
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TranslationsEdit
Etymology 3Edit
From French lime, from Spanish lima, from Arabic لِيمَة (līma), from Persian لیمو (līmū). Doublet of lemon.
NounEdit
lime (countable and uncountable, plural limes)
- Any of several green citrus fruit, somewhat smaller and sharper-tasting than a lemon.
- Any of the trees that bear limes, especially Key lime, Citrus aurantiifolia.
- (uncountable) A brilliant, sometimes yellowish, green colour associated with the fruits of a lime tree.
- lime:
- web lime:
- (fandom slang) A fan fiction story which contains sexual references, but stops short of full, explicit descriptions of sexual activity (coined by analogy with lemon).
Usage notesEdit
Both this and the linden are trees with fragrant flowers, but the linden is more temperate and this is more tropical and subtropical. Outside of Europe and adjoining parts of Asia, this sense is much more common.
HypernymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
- Australian desert-lime (Citrus glauca
- Australian finger-lime (Citrus australasica
- Australian lime (Citrus glauca, C. australasica, C. australis)
- caviar lime (Citrus australasica)
- desert lime (Citrus glauca)
- finger lime (Citrus australasica)
- Indian sweet lime
- kaffir lime (Citrus hystrix)
- Key lime (Citrus × aurantifolia)
- Key lime pie
- lemon and lime
- lemon lime
- limeade
- lime-green
- lime juice
- limequat (Citrus × floridana)
- limey
- Mandarin lime (Citrus limonia)
- musk lime (Citrus × microcarpa, syn. ×Citrofortunella mitis)
- Palestinian sweet lime
- Persian lime (Citrus × latifolia)
- Rangpur lime (Citrus limonia)
- Spanish lime (Melicoccus bijugatus)
- sweet lime (Citrus limettioides)
- Tahiti lime (Citrus latifolia)
- Thai lime (Citrus hystrix)
- wild lime (Adelia ricinella, (Zanthoxylum fagara)
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See alsoEdit
white | gray, grey | black |
red; crimson | orange; brown | yellow; cream |
lime, lime green | green | mint |
cyan; teal | azure, sky blue | blue |
violet; indigo | magenta; purple | pink |
AdjectiveEdit
lime (not comparable)
- Containing lime or lime juice.
- Having the aroma or flavor of lime.
- Lime-green.
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Etymology 4Edit
Back-formation from limer.
VerbEdit
lime (third-person singular simple present limes, present participle liming, simple past and past participle limed)
- (Caribbean, Trinidad & Tobago) To hang out/socialize in an informal, relaxed environment, especially with friends, for example at a party or on the beach.
Etymology 5Edit
NounEdit
lime (plural limes)
- Alternative form of lyam (a leash)
Derived termsEdit
AnagramsEdit
DanishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
NounEdit
lime c (singular definite limen, plural indefinite lime or limes)
- lime (fruit)
InflectionEdit
Etymology 2Edit
From the noun lim (“glue”).
VerbEdit
lime (imperative lim, infinitive at lime, present tense limer, past tense limede, perfect tense har limet)
- to glue
FatalukuEdit
NumeralEdit
lime
FinnishEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
lime
- (proscribed) lime (citrus tree and its fruit)
- Synonym: limetti
- lime or lemon juice as part of a cocktail
DeclensionEdit
Inflection of lime (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | lime | limet | |
genitive | limen | limejen | |
partitive | limeä | limejä | |
illative | limeen | limeihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | lime | limet | |
accusative | nom. | lime | limet |
gen. | limen | ||
genitive | limen | limejen limeinrare | |
partitive | limeä | limejä | |
inessive | limessä | limeissä | |
elative | limestä | limeistä | |
illative | limeen | limeihin | |
adessive | limellä | limeillä | |
ablative | limeltä | limeiltä | |
allative | limelle | limeille | |
essive | limenä | limeinä | |
translative | limeksi | limeiksi | |
instructive | — | limein | |
abessive | limettä | limeittä | |
comitative | — | limeineen |
Possessive forms of lime (type nalle) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | limeni | limemme |
2nd person | limesi | limenne |
3rd person | limensä |
AnagramsEdit
FrenchEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
NounEdit
lime f (plural limes)
- file (tool)
Derived termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
From Spanish lima, from Arabic لِيمَة (līma).
NounEdit
lime f (plural limes)
Further readingEdit
- “lime”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
AnagramsEdit
GalicianEdit
VerbEdit
lime
ItalianEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
NounEdit
lime f pl
Etymology 2Edit
NounEdit
lime m (invariable)
- lime (citrus tree)
AnagramsEdit
Jamaican CreoleEdit
EtymologyEdit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
lime (plural: lime dem or limes dem, quantified: lime)
- lime (small green citrus fruit)
- It sour like lime. ― It's as sour as a lime.
- When the virus get drastic, mi a guh draw fi mi garlic and lime.
- When the virus gets worse, I'm going to start taking garlic and lime.
- hangout, get-together (social gathering)
VerbEdit
lime
Further readingEdit
- Richard Allsopp, editor, Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press, 1996 (2003 printing), →ISBN, page 348
LatinEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
līme
Middle EnglishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
NounEdit
lime
- Alternative form of lym (“quicklime”)
Etymology 2Edit
NounEdit
lime
- Alternative form of lyme (“limb”)
Norwegian BokmålEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Persian لیمو (līmū), via Arabic لِيمَة (līma), Spanish lima, and English lime.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
lime m (definite singular limen, indefinite plural limer, definite plural limene)
- a lime (citrus fruit)
Etymology 2Edit
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
lime (imperative lim, present tense limer, passive limes, simple past lima or limet or limte, past participle lima or limet or limt, present participle limende)
Related termsEdit
- lim (noun)
ReferencesEdit
- “lime” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
Etymology 1Edit
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
lime (present tense limer, past tense limde/limte, past participle limt, passive infinitive limast, present participle limande, imperative lim)
- (transitive) to glue
Alternative formsEdit
- lima (a-infinitive)
Derived termsEdit
- liming f
Related termsEdit
- lim n
Etymology 2Edit
Borrowed from English lime. From Persian لیمو (līmū), via Arabic لِيمَة (līma).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
lime m (definite singular limen, indefinite plural limar, definite plural limane)
- (citrus fruit) a lime
- (usually uncountable) lime juice
SynonymsEdit
- (citrus fruit): limett
Derived termsEdit
Etymology 3Edit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
lime m (definite singular limen, indefinite plural limar, definite plural limane)
Derived termsEdit
- sopelime m
ReferencesEdit
- “lime” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
AnagramsEdit
PortugueseEdit
VerbEdit
lime
- inflection of limar:
SpanishEdit
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
lime
- inflection of limar:
AnagramsEdit
YakanEdit
NumeralEdit
lime