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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Līme'-twĭgged, a.p. 775Smeared with lime. Addison.
  2. Līme'-wa'ter, n.p. 775Water impregnated with lime.
  3. Līm'ing, n.p. 775The act of manuring with lime.
  4. Lĭm'it, n.p. 775That which terminates, circumscribes, restrains, or confines; the bound, border, or edge; as, the limit of a walk, of a town, of a country; the limits of human knowledge. 2. (Logic & Metaph.) A…
  5. Lĭm'it, v. t.p. 775To bound, to set bounds to. 2. To confine within certain bounds; to circumscribe; to restrain. Limit each leader to his several charge. Shak. 3. To restrain or confine the signification of; to define…
  6. Lĭm'it, v. i.p. 775To beg or exercise functions within a certain limited region; as, a limiting friar. [Obs.]
  7. Lĭm'it-a-ble, a.p. 775Capable of being limited, circumscribed, bounded, or restrained.
  8. Lĭm'it-ā'ne-oŭs, a.p. 775Pertaining to bounds. [Obs.] Wilkinson.
  9. Lĭm'it-ā'ri-an, a.p. 775Tending to limit.
  10. Lĭm'it-a-ry, a.p. 775Placed at the limit, as a guard. “Proud limitary cherub.” Milton. 2. Confined within limits; limited in extent, authority, power, &c. “Limitary king.” Pitt. “The limitary ocean.” Trench. “The poor…
  11. Lĭm'it-ā'tion, n.p. 775The act of bounding or circumscribing. 2. The condition of being limited, restricted, or circumscribed; restriction. Am I yourself But as it were in sort and limitation? Shak. 3. The means of…
  12. Lim'it-ed, a.p. 775Narrow; circumscribed; as, our views of nature are very limited.
  13. Lim'it-ed-ly, adv.p. 775With limitation.
  14. Lim'it-ed-ness, n.p. 775State of being limited.
  15. Lĭm'it-er, n.p. 775One who, or that which, limits or confines. 2. A friar licensed to beg within certain bounds, or whose duty was limited to a certain district. [Formerly written also limitour.] A limiter of the Gray…
  16. Lim'it-less, a.p. 775Having no limits; unbounded; boundless. Davies.
  17. Līm'ma, n.p. 775(Mus.) One of the ancient Greek mathematical intervals. See APOTOME.
  18. Lim'mer, n.p. 775A lime-hound. See LIME-HOUND. 2. A dog engendered between a hound and a mastiff; a mongrel. Sir T. Elyot. 3. A low, base fellow;—so called in contempt. “Thieves, limmers, and broken men of the…
  19. Lĭm'mer, a.p. 775Limber. [Obs.] They have their feet and legs limmer, wherewith they crawl. Holland. 2. Low; base. [Prov. Eng.] Grose.
  20. Lĭmn, v. t.p. 775To draw or paint; especially, to paint in water colors; to illumine, as books or parchments with ornamental figures, letters, or borders. Let a painter limn out a million of faces, and you shall find…
  21. Līm′ni-ad or Li-mō′ni-ad, n.p. 775(Myth.) A nymph of the pools.
  22. Lim'ner, n.p. 775One who limns, or one who decorates books with initial pictures. 2. A portrait or miniature painter.
  23. Līm'on-ite, n.p. 775(Min.) See IRON.
  24. Lī'mo-sĕl'la, n.p. 775(Bot.) A genus of diminutive aquatic plants found growing on muddy shores; mud-wort.
  25. Lī-mō'sis, n.p. 775(Med.) A ravenous appetite caused by disease; excessive and morbid hunger.
  26. Lī'mo-thēr'a-pē'ia, n.p. 775(Med.) A method of treating diseases by fasting. Dunglison.
  27. Lī'moūs, a.p. 775Muddy; slimy; thick. Browne.
  28. Lĭmp, v. i.p. 775To halt; to walk lamely.
  29. Limp, n.p. 775A halt; act of limping.
  30. Limp, a.p. 775Vapid; weak. [Obs.] Walton. 2. Lacking stiffness; flexible; limpsy; as, a limp cravat. Thackeray.‌
  31. Lĭmp'er, n.p. 775One who limps.
  32. Lĭm'pet, n.p. 775(Conch.) (a.) A univalve shell of the genus Patella, found adhering to rocks. (b.) A fresh-water mollusk of the genus Ancylus.
  33. Lĭm′pid, a.p. 775Characterized by clearness or transparency; as, a limpid stream. Syn.—Clear; transparent; pellucid; lucid; pure; crystal; translucent.
  34. Lim-pid’i-ty, n.p. 775The state of being limpid or clear; clearness; purity.
  35. Lĭm'pid-ness, n.p. 775Limpidity; clearness.
  36. Lĭm'pin, n.p. 775A limpet. [Obs.] Holland.
  37. Limp'ing-ly, adv.p. 775In a limping manner.
  38. Lĭmp'i-tūde, n.p. 775Limpidity. [Obs.]
  39. Limp'sy or Lim'sy, a.p. 775Weak; flexible; flimsy. [Local. U. S.]
  40. Lĭm'ŭle, n.p. 775See LIMULUS.
  41. Līm'ŭ-lŭs, n.p. 775(Zoöl.) A genus of crustaceans, including the king-crab, horse-shoe, or horse-foot.
  42. Lim’y, a.p. 776Covered or bedaubed with lime; viscous. “Limy snares.” Spenser. 2. Containing lime; as, a lime soil. 3. Resembling lime; having the qualities of lime.
  43. Līn, v. i.p. 776To yield; to stop; to cease. [Obs.] Kiss, bless, adore it, Publius; never lin. Marston.
  44. Līn, v. i.p. 776To cease from. [Rare.] Milton.
  45. Lĭn, n.p. 776A pool or collection of water, particularly the one above or below a fall of water. 2. A waterfall, or cataract; as, Corsa Lĭn, often spelt lyn. [Scot.]
  46. Lin'age, n.p. 776The same as LINEAGE. [Obs.] Holland.
  47. Lĭnch, n.p. 776A ledge; a right-angled projection.
  48. Linch'pin, n.p. 776A pin used to prevent the wheel of a carriage from sliding off the axle-tree.
  49. Lin'coln-green, n.p. 776A color of cloth formerly made in Lincoln; hence, the cloth itself.
  50. Linc'ture or Linc'tus, n.p. 776Medicine taken by licking with the tongue.
  51. Lĭnd, n.p. 776The linden.
  52. Lin'den, n.p. 776(Bot.) (a.) A handsome tree (Tilia Europæa), having panicles of light yellow flowers, and large cordate leaves, common in Europe. (b.) In America, the bass-wood, or Tilia Americana.
  53. Līne, n.p. 776A linen thread or string; a slender cord; a length of twine; as, a fishing-line, a hauling-line, a clothes-line, and the like. 2. Lint or flax. [Obs.] [Written also linne.] “Garments made of line.”…
  54. Līne, v. t.p. 776To mark out with lines or thread-like strokes; to cover with lines. He had a healthy color in his cheeks, and his face, though lined, bore few traces of anxiety. Dickens. 2. To cover or put in the…
  55. Līn'e-age, n.p. 776Race; progeny; descendants in a line from a common progenitor.
  56. Line-al, a.p. 776Composed of lines; delineated; as, lineal designs. Walton. 2. Descending in a direct line from an ancestor; hereditary; derived from ancestors; as, lineal descent; lineal succession. And for the same…
  57. Lĭn'e-ăl'i-ty, n.p. 776The state of being in the form of a line. [Rare.]
  58. Lin'e-al-ly, adv.p. 776In a direct line; as, the prince is lineally descended from the Conqueror.
  59. Lin'e-a-ment, n.p. 776The outline or exterior of a body or figure, particularly of the face; feature; form; mark. “The lineaments of the body.” Locke. “Lineaments of a character.” Swift. Man he seems In all his…
  60. Lĭn'e-ar, a.p. 776Pertaining to a line; consisting of lines; in a straight direction. 2. (Bot.) Like a line; slender; of the same breadth throughout, except at the extremities; as, a linear leaf. Linear equation…