Word familynounliminessliminglimekilnlimelightlimepitlimestonelimewashlimewaterlimeadelimeylime greenlimeadjectivelimy
li·mey /ˈlaɪmi/ noun [countableC]
American EnglishAmE old-fashionedSAN a slightly insulting word for someone from Britain 英国佬〔对英国人略具侮辱性的用语〕
Examples from the Corpus
limey• Acid soil bed I wanted to make a raised bed to grown acid-loving plants in my limey soil.• However, if the bed is raised, the limey water can't get in.
Originlimey
(1800-1900)lime-juicer“British sailor”((19-20 centuries)); because lime juice was drunk to prevent the disease scurvy in the British navy