lima.
file (a cutting or smoothing tool)
Meaning & usage
file (a cutting or smoothing tool)
Where this word comes from
From Latin līma (“a file”).
a reinforced line at both ends of a dragnet
Where this word comes from
Of Istrian origin.
Key lime (Citrus aurantiifolia)
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Arabic لِيمَة (līma), from Persian لیمو.
inflection of limare: third-person singular present indicative
inflection of limare: second-person singular imperative
Where this word comes from
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