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Limn (lm), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Limned (lmd); p. pr. & vb. n. Limning (lm"nng or lm"ng).] [OE. limnen, fr. luminen, for enluminen, F. enluminer to illuminate, to limn, LL. illuminare to paint. √122. See Illuminate, Luminous.] 1. To draw or paint; especially, to represent in an artistic way with pencil or brush.

Let a painter carelessly limn out a million of faces, and you shall find them all different.

Sir T. Browne.

2. To illumine, as books or parchments, with ornamental figures, letters, or borders.

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||Lim *næ"a (lm*n"), n. [NL., fr. Gr. limnai^os pertaining to a marsh, ||fr. li`mh a marsh.] (Zoöl.) A genus of fresh-water air-breathing ||mollusks, abundant in ponds and streams; -- called also pond snail. ||[Written also Lymnæa.] || Lim"ner (lm"nr), n. [F. enlumineur, LL. illuminator. See Limn, and cf. Alluminor.] A painter; an artist; esp.: (a) One who paints portraits. (b) One who illuminates books. [Archaic]

Lim"ni*ad (-n*d), n. [Gr. li`mh a pool.] (Myth.) See Limoniad.

Lim"ning (lm"nng or lm"ng), n. The act, process, or art of one who limns; the picture or decoration so produced.

Adorned with illumination which we now call limning.

Wood.

Li*moges" (l*mzh"), n. A city of Southern France.

Limoges enamel, a kind of enamel ware in which the enamel is applied to the whole surface of a metal plaque, vase, or the like, and painted in enamel colors. The art was brought to a high degree of perfection in Limoges in the 16th century. - - Limoges ware. (a) Articles decorated with Limoges enamel. (b) Articles of porcelain, etc., manufactured at Limoges.

Li*mo"ni*ad (l*m"n*d), n. [L. limoniades, pl., Gr. leimwnia`des, fr. leimw`n meadow.] (Class. Myth.) A nymph of the meadows; -- called also Limniad.

Li*mo"nin (l*m"nn), n. [From NL. Citrus Medica, var. Limonum, the scientific name of the lemon.] (Chem.) A bitter, white, crystalline substance found in orange and lemon seeds.

Li"mon*ite (l"mn*t), n. [Gr. leimw`n any moist grassy place, a meadow : cf. F. limonite, G. limonit.] (Min.) Hydrous sesquioxide of iron, an important ore of iron, occurring in stalactitic, mammillary, or earthy forms, of a dark brown color, and yellowish brown powder. It includes bog iron. Also called brown hematite.

||Li*mo"sis (l*m"ss), n. [NL., fr. Gr. limo`s hunger.] (Med.) A ||ravenous appetite caused by disease; excessive and morbid hunger. || Li"mous (l"ms), a. [L. limosus, fr. limus slime, mud.] Muddy; slimy; thick. Sir T. Browne.

Limp (lmp), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Limped (lmt; 215); p. pr. & vb. n. Limping.] [Cf. AS. lemphealt lame, OHG. limphen to limp, be weak; perh. akin to E. lame, or to limp, a &radic;120.] To halt; to walk lamely. Also used figuratively. Shak.

Limp, n. A halt; the act of limping.

Limp, n. (Ore Washing) A scraper for removing poor ore or refuse from the sieve.

Limp, a. [Cf. Icel. limpa limpness, weakness, and E. lap, n., lop, v. t. Cf. Limber, a.] 1. Flaccid; flabby, as flesh. Walton.

2. Lacking stiffness; flimsy; as, a limp cravat.

Limp"er (-r), n. One who limps.

Lim"pet (lm"pt), n. [Prob. through French fr. L. lepas, -adis, Gr. lepa`s, -a`dos.] (Zoöl.) 1. In a general sense, any hatshaped, or conical, gastropod shell.

2. Any one of many species of marine shellfish of the order Docoglossa, mostly found adhering to rocks, between tides.

The common European limpets of the genus Patella (esp. P. vulgata) are extensively used as food. The common New England species is Acmæa testudinalis. Numerous species of limpets occur on the Pacific coast of America, some of them of large size.

3. Any species of Siphonaria, a genus of limpet-shaped Pulmonifera, living between tides, on rocks.

4. A keyhole limpet. See Fissurella.

Lim"pid (-pd), a. [L. limpidus; akin to Gr. la`mpein to shine: cf. F. limpide. Cf. Lamp.] Characterized by clearness or transparency; clear; as, a limpid stream.