- present tense form of lime (3rd person singular).
limes
Americannoun
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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
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Etymology
Origin of limes
1530–40; < Latin līmes; see limit
Example Sentences
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In cinematic detail, the author limns the visceral intensity of a world gone mad.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025
"Office Space" splices immediately to Peter's visit with an "Occupational Hypnotherapist," for whom he limns, in his decent, crushed tone, the conditions of his working life:
From Salon • Jul. 15, 2018
Pimentel's inspired pairing limns how image and imagination shape our understanding of nature.
From Nature • Dec. 20, 2016
By far the strongest writing comes when Cline limns the nearly exquisite boredom and anticipation of early adolescence.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2016
The firelight of the torches makes long shadows and limns everything in scarlet.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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