˜yÐÄvlog

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limy

[ lahy-mee ]

adjective

limier, limiest.
  1. consisting of, containing, or like lime.
  2. smeared with birdlime.


limy

1

/ ˈ±ô²¹Éª³¾Éª /

adjective

  1. of, like, or smeared with birdlime
  2. containing or characterized by the presence of lime
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

limy

2

/ ˈ±ô²¹Éª³¾Éª /

adjective

  1. of or tasting of lime (the fruit)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ±ô¾±³¾¾±²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±ô¾±³¾î€ƒi·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of limy1

First recorded in 1545–55; lime 2 + -y 1
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The squat towers of raw new stone that stood opposite one another at the mouth of the Blackwater might mean nothing to Ser limy Florent, but to him it was as if two extra fingers had sprouted from his knuckles.

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Tolerates heavy clay and limy soils.

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LamellibranchiÄ′ta, a class of shell-fishes or molluscs in which the shell consists of two limy plates, lying one on each side of the body.—adjs.

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Even when you get inside there is a new smell—a limy odour—to greet you in the passage, but in the kitchen itself all is order and neatness.

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Furnished by the rich seafood, a limy fluid formed in each soft baby's body, to ooze through tiny pores in his outer skin, and there to harden into shell.

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