limes

American  

[lahy-mees] / ˈlaɪ mis /

noun

plural

limites

1. a boundary, especially the fortified border or frontier of a country.

2. (initial capital letter) Siegfried Line.

3. an ancient Roman frontier fortification.

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limes British  

/ ˈlaɪmiːz /

noun

1. the fortified boundary of the Roman Empire

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Etymology

Origin of limes

1530–40; < Latin līmes; limit

Example Sentences

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

She started with limes, lemons and six flavor shots.

From The Wall Street Journal

Finger limes, pomelos, pawpaw and sapote, to name a handful.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From BBC

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