limeade
(laɪˈmeɪd)
[f. lime n.2 1 + -ade 1 c.]
A drink made from lime-juice sweetened with sugar.
| 1892 F. Davies Temperance Drinks 81 Limeade, plain syrup one gallon, lime-juice a quart, essence of lemon two ounces, essence of lime one ounce. 1936 J. Dos Passos Big Money 313 Give me a limeade and no sweetnin' in it. 1953 R. Chandler Long Good-bye xiii. 79 She had finished her limeade. 1966 Guardian 28 Dec. 4/6 The abbot and I..shared a bottle of fizzy limeade. |