Lemon
['lemən] or ['lɛmən]
Definition
(noun.) an artifact (especially an automobile) that is defective or unsatisfactory.
(noun.) a distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons.
(noun.) yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh.
(noun.) a small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is widely cultivated for its fruit.
Typist: Serena--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) An oval or roundish fruit resembling the orange, and containing a pulp usually intensely acid. It is produced by a tropical tree of the genus Citrus, the common fruit known in commerce being that of the species C. Limonum or C. Medica (var. Limonum). There are many varieties of the fruit, some of which are sweet.
(n.) The tree which bears lemons; the lemon tree.
Typed by Andy
Definition
n. an oval fruit resembling the orange with an acid pulp: the tree that bears lemons.—n. Lemonade′ a drink made of lemon-juice water and sugar.—adj. Lem′on-col′oured having the colour of a ripe lemon.—ns. Lem′on-grass a fragrant perennial grass in India Arabia &c. yielding an essential oil used in perfumery; Lem′on-squash unfervescent lemonade; Lem′on-squeez′er a small hand-press for extracting the juice of lemons; Lem′on-yell′ow a clear pale yellow colour.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of seeing lemons on their native trees among rich foliage, denotes jealousy toward some beloved object, but demonstrations will convince you of the absurdity of the charge. To eat lemons, foretells humiliation and disappointments. Green lemons, denotes sickness and contagion. To see shriveled lemons, denotes divorce, if married, and separation, to lovers.
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Examples
- Here's a cigar, and the doctor has a prescription containing hot water and a lemon, which is good medicine on a night like this. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- After the effervescence has ceased, a taste of the liquid will show you that the lemon juice has lost its acid nature, and has acquired in exchange a salty taste. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Dissolve the citric acid in hot water, add the sugar, and lastly the lemon and almonds. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- By experiment it has been found that the addition to the bleaching solution of an acid, such as vinegar or lemon juice or sulphuric acid, causes the liberation of the chlorine. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- They give one a lemon to squeeze into it, or iced milk, if he prefers it. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- It describes a sensation in your little nose associated with certain finicking notions which are the classics of Mrs. Lemon's school. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Cut the peels of two lemons into fine pieces and add to the alcohol and oil of lemon. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Last night, on being childishly solicited for twopence, to buy 'lemon-stunners'--a local sweetmeat--he presented an oyster-knife at the twins! Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- She waited while he cut the lemon and dropped a thin disk into her cup. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Not that Rosamond was in the least like a kitten: she was a sylph caught young and educated at Mrs. Lemon's. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Such a fine woman as her, so handsome and so graceful and so elegant, is like a fresh lemon on a dinner-table, ornamental wherever she goes. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- We used to play at guessing historical characters at Mrs. Lemon's, but not anatomists. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Not your sherry warm, with lemon-peel and nutmeg? Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- The first vision of Rosamond would have been enough with most judges to dispel any prejudice excited by Mrs. Lemon's praise. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- If some cooking soda is put into lemon juice or vinegar, or any acid, bubbles of gas immediately form and escape from the liquid. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Cut the peels of two lemons into fine pieces and add to the alcohol and oil of lemon. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- The average car carries 400 boxes of oranges or lemons. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Oranges and lemons are called citrus fruits on account of their content of citric acid. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- We got plenty of fresh oranges, lemons, figs, apricots, etc. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Lemons are handled throughout the processes in practically the same manner as oranges. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Ring the bell for lemons, and don't look dull any more, Lucy. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- To divert his thoughts from this melancholy subject, I informed Mr. Micawber that I relied upon him for a bowl of punch, and led him to the lemons. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
Typist: Malcolm