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adj. [ from Colonel Blimp, a fictional character ] pompously ultraconservative and nationalistic. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ For glimse, from the root of glimmer. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A sudden flash; transient luster. [ 1913 Webster ]

LIght as the lightning glimpse they ran. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A short, hurried view; a transitory or fragmentary perception; a quick sight. [ 1913 Webster ]

Here hid by shrub wood, there by glimpses seen. S. Rogers. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A faint idea; an inkling. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Glimpsed p. pr. & vb. n. Glimpsing. ] to appear by glimpses; to catch glimpses. Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To catch a glimpse of; to see by glimpses; to have a short or hurried view of. [ 1913 Webster ]

Some glimpsing and no perfect sight. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A manner of walking in which the movement of one or both legs is noticeably abnormal, usually due to injury or disease; a halt; the act of limping. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Ore Washing) A scraper for removing poor ore or refuse from the sieve. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. Icel. limpa limpness, weakness, and E. lap, n., lop, v. t. Cf. Limber, a. ] 1. Flaccid; flabby, as flesh. Walton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Lacking stiffness; flimsy; as, a limp cravat. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Limped p. pr. & vb. n. Limping. ] [ Cf. AS. lemphealt lame, OHG. limphen to limp, be weak; perh. akin to E. lame, or to limp, a √120. ] To halt; to walk lamely. Also used figuratively. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Swedish ] a type of rye bread, made using molasses or brown sugar. MW10 [ PJC ]

n. One who limps. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Prob. through French fr. L. lepas, -adis, Gr. lepa`s, -a`dos. ] (Zool.) 1. In a general sense, any hatshaped, or conical, gastropod shell. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Any one of many species of marine shellfish of the order Docoglossa, mostly found adhering to rocks, between tides. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The common European limpets of the genus Patella (esp. Patella vulgata) are extensively used as food. The common New England species is Acmæa testudinalis. Numerous species of limpets occur on the Pacific coast of America, some of them of large size. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Hence: Somthing or someone that clings tenaciously to another object or person; specifically a military explosive device having magnets allowing it to cling to a metallic target object, such as the hull of a ship. [ PJC ]

3. Any species of Siphonaria, a genus of limpet-shaped Pulmonifera, living between tides, on rocks. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A keyhole limpet. See Fissurella. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. limpidus; akin to Gr. la`mpein to shine: cf. F. limpide. Cf. Lamp. ] 1. Characterized by clearness or transparency; clear; as, a limpid stream. [ 1913 Webster ]

Springs which were clear, fresh, and limpid. Woodward.

2. Clear and unambiguous; lucid; easy to understand; -- of speech and writing; as, limpid prose. [ PJC ]

3. Calm, untroubled, and without worry; serene. [ PJC ]

Syn. -- Clear; transparent; pellucid; lucid; pure; crystal; translucent; bright. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. limpiditas: cf. F. limpidité. ] The quality or state of being limpid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Quality of being limpid; limpidity. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A limpet. [ Obs. ] Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a limping manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Limpidity. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) Either one of two species of wading birds of the genus Aramus, intermediate between the cranes and rails. The limpkins are remarkable for the great length of the toes. One species (Aramus giganteus) inhabits Florida and the West Indies; the other (Aramus scolopaceus) is found in South America. Called also courlan, and crying bird. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being limp. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ See Limp, a., and cf. W. llymsi having a fickle motion, weak. Cf. Flimsy. ] Limp; flexible; flimsy. [ Local, U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]