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.]
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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.
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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 √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.