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limes

American

[lahy-mees] / ˈlaɪ mis /

noun

a boundary, especially the fortified border or frontier of a country.
(initial capital letter) Siegfried Line.
an ancient Roman frontier fortification.

limes British

/ ˈlaɪmiːz /

noun

the fortified boundary of the Roman Empire

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Etymology

Origin of limes

1530–40; < Latin līmes; see limit

Example Sentences

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Wearing black Swig shirts, the crew swiftly mixed drinks with bobbing limes and swirling cream.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

She shows me ripening limes and lemons inside her allotment greenhouse.

From BBC • Aug. 16, 2025

Her only distraction from constant anxiety is the lush garden she tends to daily, with mangoes, nopales, limes and a variety of herbs.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2025

I also have an olive oil from Puglia that has lemons and limes in it, it's not just a flavored oil and I had a case of it in Puglia so I keep that there.

From Salon • Jan. 5, 2025

“Why, I owe at least a dozen pickled limes, and I can’t pay them, you know, till I have money, for Marmee forbade my having anything charged at the shop.”

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

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