brimless
noun
1.
the upper edge of anything hollow; rim; brink: the brim of a cup.
2.
a projecting edge: the brim of a hat.
3.
verb (used without object)
4.
to be full to the brim.
verb (used with object)
5.
to fill to the brim.
Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English brimme brink, rim (earlier, shore, bank); apparently akin to Middle High German brem, (German Bräme), Old Norse barmr rim, edge
1175–1225; Middle English brimme brink, rim (earlier, shore, bank); apparently akin to Middle High German brem, (German Bräme), Old Norse barmr rim, edge
Related forms
brim·less, adjective
brim·ming·ly, adverb
un·brim·ming, adjective
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bream or (Austral) brim1 (briːm, brɪm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl bream, brim | |
| 1. | any of several Eurasian freshwater cyprinid fishes of the genus Abramis, esp A. brama, having a deep compressed body covered with silvery scales |
| 2. | white bream, silver bream a similar cyprinid, Blicca bjoerkna |
| 3. | short for sea bream |
| 4. | (Austral) any of various marine fishes |
| [C14: from Old French bresme, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German brahsema; perhaps related to brehan to glitter] | |
| brim or (Austral) brim1 | |
| —n | |
| [C14: from Old French bresme, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German brahsema; perhaps related to brehan to glitter] | |
| brim (brɪm) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the upper rim of a vessel: the brim of a cup |
| 2. | a projecting rim or edge: the brim of a hat |
| 3. | the brink or edge of something |
| —vb , brims, brimming, brimmed | |
| 4. | to fill or be full to the brim: eyes brimming with tears |
| [C13: from Middle High German brem, probably from Old Norse barmr; see | |
| 'brimless | |
| —adj | |
| brim (brɪm) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the upper rim of a vessel: the brim of a cup |
| 2. | a projecting rim or edge: the brim of a hat |
| 3. | the brink or edge of something |
| —vb , brims, brimming, brimmed | |
| 4. | to fill or be full to the brim: eyes brimming with tears |
| [C13: from Middle High German brem, probably from Old Norse barmr; see | |
| 'brimless | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
brim
c.1200, brymme "edge of the sea," of obscure origin, perhaps akin to O.N. barmr "rim, brim," probably related to Ger. bräme "margin, border, fringe," from PIE *bhrem- "point, spike, edge." (O.E. brim meant "sea, surf," and probably was from the Gmc. stem brem- "to roar, rage.") Extended by 1520s
to cups, basins, hats.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
brim (brĭm)
n.
The rim of the upper opening of the pelvis.
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Slang Dictionary
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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