limes
Americannoun
plural
limites-
a boundary, especially the fortified border or frontier of a country.
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(initial capital letter) Siegfried Line.
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an ancient Roman frontier fortification.
noun
Etymology
Origin of limes
1530–40; < Latin līmes; see limit
Example Sentences
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I was addicted to reading the food scenes—the Christmas feast that the March girls bring to the Hummels, the illicit pickled limes Amy sucks on at school.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
She shows me ripening limes and lemons inside her allotment greenhouse.
From BBC • Aug. 16, 2025
My wife and I grow the basics — massive Bearss lemons, Persian and Mexican limes, a kumquat bush that right now is so brimming with thumb-size orange jewels that it looks like a traffic cone.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2024
Nearby trees offer dragonfruit and limes, and there's even a smattering of papaya plants.
From Salon • Jul. 18, 2024
He closed the door, sat down beside Rab, and began slicing lemons, oranges, and limes.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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