limb

English

/lɪm/

noun
Definitions
  • A major appendage of human or animal, used for locomotion (such as an arm, leg or wing).
  • A branch of a tree.
  • (archery) The part of the bow, from the handle to the tip.
  • An elementary piece of the mechanism of a lock.
  • A thing or person regarded as a part or member of, or attachment to, something else.
  • (botany) The part of a corolla beyond the throat.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English lyme (limb, quicklime) inherited from Old English lim (limb, joint, branch, main branch) inherited from Proto-Germanic *limuz (limb, branch).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*limuz

Gloss

limb, branch

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji

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