limes
Americannoun
plural
limites-
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
Etymology
Origin of limes
1530–40; < Latin līmes; see limit
Example Sentences
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She started with limes, lemons and six flavor shots.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
She shows me ripening limes and lemons inside her allotment greenhouse.
From BBC • Aug. 16, 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
It’s the side of him that picks up a basket of kumquats and limes and distributes them, one by one, into a paper bag for me to take home.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2024
“Tell me all about it. Are limes the fashion now? It used to be pricking bits of rubber to make balls.”
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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