rime

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[ rahym ]
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noun
  1. Also 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).

verb (used with object),rimed, rim·ing.
  1. to cover with rime or hoarfrost.

Origin of rime

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before 900; Middle English rim,Old English hrīm; cognate with Dutch rijm,Old Norse hrīm

Other words from rime

  • rimeless, adjective

Other definitions for rime (2 of 2)

rime2
[ rahym ]

noun, verb (used with or without object),rimed, rim·ing.

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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)

rime1

/ (raɪm) /


noun
  1. frost formed by the freezing of supercooled water droplets in fog onto solid objects

verb
  1. (tr) to cover with rime or something resembling rime

Origin of rime

1
Old English hrīm; related to Dutch rijm, Middle High German rīmeln to coat with frost

British Dictionary definitions for rime (2 of 2)

rime2

/ (raɪm) /


noun, verb
  1. an archaic spelling of rhyme

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