limes
a boundary, especially the fortified border or frontier of a country.
(initial capital letter) Siegfried Line.
an ancient Roman frontier fortification.
Origin of limes
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How to use limes in a sentence
Before the shortage, he says, cases of limes cost $50 to $70.
Limepocalypse! Inside the Great Lime Shortage of 2014 | Kara Cutruzzula | April 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMade with cachaça, a sugarcane Brandy native to Brazil, and limes and sugar, this is the Brazilian national cocktail.
Oranges, lemons and limes have been planted by Europeans and Arabs in a few districts.
He had settled an incipient strike in the 'limes' departments, originated by Mr. Cosmo Clark's views about lighting.
The Regent | E. Arnold BennettHalf-way up the winding track stood his little chapel in a grove of limes.
Where the Pavement Ends | John Russell
And by that grassy shore, and beneath those shadowy limes, sat the young lovers.
Night and Morning, Complete | Edward Bulwer-LyttonMary went to the door herself, and glanced across the court through the long tunnel of bare limes.
Tales Of Men And Ghosts | Edith Wharton
British Dictionary definitions for limes
/ (ˈlaɪmiːz) /
the fortified boundary of the Roman Empire
Origin of limes
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