lime
noun
the small, greenish-yellow, acid fruit of a citrus tree, Citrus aurantifolia, allied to the lemon.
limed
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past participleof lime.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof lime.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
limenounthe small, greenish-yellow, acid fruit of a citrus tree, Citrus aurantifolia, allied to the lemon.
Example Sentences
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The previous owners — an army general and his wife, a journalist — paneled the main room in rustic limed wood with scalloped trim.
From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2024
Indeed, of the 180 or so tombs that his team examined at the cemetery, this was the only one that had been limed.
From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2023
Lightness and informality were crucial to achieving the desired open-arms effect, so the living room’s dusky paneling was stripped and limed to give it an earthier blanched appearance.
From Architectural Digest ● Sep. 8, 2015
Against one wall was a pile of limed and salted hides, still covered in hair.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 13, 2012
I sometimes dig for buttered rolls, Or set limed twigs for crabs; I sometimes search the grassy knolls For wheels of Hansom-cabs!
From Songs From Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
