Part 6548

<cs><col>Limoges enamel</col>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col>Limoges ware</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>Articles decorated with Limoges enamel</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Articles of porcelain, etc., manufactured at Limoges.</cd></cs>

<h1>Limoniad</h1> <Xpage=855>

<hw>Li*mo"ni*ad</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>limoniades</ets>, pl., Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ meadow.]</ety> <fld>(Class. Myth.)</fld> <def>A nymph of the meadows; -- called also <altname>Limniad</altname>.</def>

<h1>Limonin</h1> <Xpage=855>

<hw>Li*mo"nin</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From NL. Citrus Medica, var. <ets>Limonum</ets>, the scientific name of the lemon.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A bitter, white, crystalline substance found in orange and lemon seeds.</def>

<h1>Limonite</h1> <Xpage=855>

<hw>Li"mon*ite</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ any moist grassy place, a meadow : cf. F. <ets>limonite</ets>, G. <ets>limonit</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Hydrous sesquixoide of iron, an important ore of iron, occurring in stalactitic, mammillary, or earthy forms, of a dark brown color, yellowish brown powder. It includes bog iron. Also called <altname>brown hematite</altname>.</def>

<h1>Limosis</h1> <Xpage=855>

<hw>Li*mo"sis</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/. hunger.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A ravenous appetite caused by disease; excessive and morbid hunger.</def>

<h1>Limous</h1> <Xpage=855>

<hw>Li"mous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>limosus</ets>, fr. <ets>limus</ets> slime, mud.]</ety> <def>Muddy; slimy; thick.</def>

<i>Sir T. Browne.</i>

<h1>Limp</h1> <Xpage=855>

<hw>Limp</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Limped</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Limping</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. AS. <ets>lemp</ets>healt lame, OHG. <ets>limphen</ets> to limp, be weak; perh. akin to E. <ets>lame</ets>, or to <ets>limp</ets>, a <?/.]</ety> <def>To halt; to walk lamely. Also used figuratively.</def>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Limp</h1> <Xpage=855>

<hw>Limp</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A halt; the act of limping.</def>

<h1>Limp</h1> <Xpage=855>

<hw>Limp</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Ore Washing)</fld> <def>A scraper for removing poor ore or refuse from the sieve.</def>

<h1>Limp</h1> <Xpage=855>

<hw>Limp</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. Icel. <ets>limpa</ets> limpness, weakness, and E.<ets>lap</ets>, <tt>n.</tt>, <ets>lop</ets>, <tt>v. t.</tt> Cf. <er>Limber</er>, <tt>a.</tt>]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Flaccid; flabby, as flesh.</def>

<i>Walton.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Lacking stiffness; flimsy; <as>as, a <ex>limp</ex> cravat</as>.</def>

<h1>Limper</h1> <Xpage=855>

<hw>Limp"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who limps.</def>

<h1>Limpet</h1> <Xpage=855>

<hw>Lim"pet</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Prob. through French fr. L. <ets>lepas</ets>, <ets>-adis</ets>, Gr. <?/, <?/.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <p><b>1.</b> <def>In a general sense, any hatshaped, or conical, gastropod shell.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Any one of many species of marine shellfish of the order Docoglossa, mostly found adhering to rocks, between tides.</def>