Obs. rare–0. In 7 limme. [a. F. lime-r (13th c. in Littré):—L. līmāre (see LIMATE).] trans. To file, polish.
Some Dicts. cite a supposed example from Chaucer, H. Fame, 1124, ‘A lymed glas’; but the true reading is ‘Alym-de-glas’ = F. alun de glace, crystallized alum.
1613. R. C[awdrey], Table Alph. (ed. 3), Limme, pollish, amend.
