Lexicon: limb – linger

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limb (-s), n. [OE lim.] Projection; organ; auxiliary body part.

  1. A projecting part.
  2. Branches

limit (-s), n. [Fr. limite.]

A form of restraint of boundary.

limit (-ed), v. [see limit, n.]

To set bounds or restrain.

limitation (-s), n. [L. līmitāre.]

Restraints

limitless, adj. [see limit, n.]

Unbounded, having no limits.

Lincoln, proper n. [OE Lindcylene < L. Lindum Colonia < Celtic lindo, pool, lake.]

Phrase. “Lincoln Green”: dyed green cloth from Lincoln; light green fabric produced in the wealthy medieval town of England; clothing worn by Robin Hood and his band of merry men; [fig.] grass; verdure; new growth.

line (-s), n1. [OE lín, flax.] Something causing a division.

  1. Limit; orbit; circumference.
  2. Trajectory; path; circuit; atmosphere; edge of firmament; [fig.] travel plan; trading route in the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
  3. Cable; measuring cord; nautical rope for sounding depth.
  4. Note; phrase; message; comment; inscription; written text; set of words; unit of verse in a lyric poem; [fig.] tune; song; cadence; set of musical notes; melodious insect noise.
  5. Rank; row; [fig.] horizon; visible edge of the earth.
  6. Boundary; demarcation; division; point of distinction; [fig.] time; date; change of season.

line, n2. [OFr lin, ligne, ling(e); see line, n1.]

Boat; battleship; ocean liner; large vessel of war.

lineage, n. [OFr lignage, linage; see line, n1.]

Descendants; ancestry; family pedigree; [fig.] history.

linger (-ed, -ing, -s), v. [OE lęngan < Gmc. *laŋgo-, long a.]

To delay, hesitate, wait, or remain.