rime
1Also called rime ice . an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.: Compare frost (def. 3), glaze (def. 17).
to cover with rime or hoarfrost.
Origin of rime
1Other words from rime
- rimeless, adjective
Other definitions for rime (2 of 2)
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How to use rime in a sentence
In Sir Gawayne the rimeless long line is gathered into strophes, each of which concludes with four riming lines.
English Verse | Raymond MacDonald Alden, Ph.D.
British Dictionary definitions for rime (1 of 2)
/ (raɪm) /
frost formed by the freezing of supercooled water droplets in fog onto solid objects
(tr) to cover with rime or something resembling rime
Origin of rime
1British Dictionary definitions for rime (2 of 2)
/ (raɪm) /
an archaic spelling of rhyme
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