2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A mongrel, as a cross between the mastiff and hound.
3. A low, base fellow; also, a prostitute. [Scot.] Thieves, limmers, and broken men of the Highlands. Sir W. Scott.
4. (Naut.)
Defn: A man rope at the side of a ladder.
LIMN
Limn, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Limned; p. pr. & vb. n. Limning.] Etym:
[OE. limnen, fr. luminen, for enluminen, F. enluminer to illuminate,
to limn, LL. illuminare to paint. 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.
LIM NAEA
Lim *næ"a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A genus of fresh-water air-breathing mollusks, abundant in ponds and streams; — called also pond snail. [Written also Lymnæa.]