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limes
[ lahy-mees ]
noun
- a boundary, especially the fortified border or frontier of a country.
- (initial capital letter) Siegfried Line.
- an ancient Roman frontier fortification.
limes
/ ˈlaɪmiːz /
noun
- the fortified boundary of the Roman Empire
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Word History and Origins
Origin of limes1
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Example Sentences
Before the shortage, he says, cases of limes cost $50 to $70.
Made with cachaça, a sugarcane Brandy native to Brazil, and limes and sugar, this is the Brazilian national cocktail.
Oranges, lemons and limes have been planted by Europeans and Arabs in a few districts.
He had settled an incipient strike in the 'limes' departments, originated by Mr. Cosmo Clark's views about lighting.
Half-way up the winding track stood his little chapel in a grove of limes.
And by that grassy shore, and beneath those shadowy limes, sat the young lovers.
Mary went to the door herself, and glanced across the court through the long tunnel of bare limes.
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