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rimmed

American  
[rimd] / rɪmd /

adjective

  1. having a rim.

    Do you wear rimmed or rimless glasses?

  2. having a rim of a specified kind (often used in combination).

    Your red-rimmed eyes show that you have been crying.

Etymology

Origin of rimmed

First recorded in 1720–30; rim + -ed 3

Example Sentences

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The High Mountains were rimmed with gold as Torak crunched through the snow towards the Ravens.

From Literature

Christopher flinched as they approached: the water that rimmed it was angry and choppy, and waves spat seawater furiously into the air.

From Literature

I like her rimmed bowl for breakfast or a light lunch.

From The Wall Street Journal

Beejee strode down the short hall, straight to Michael’s bedroom, where Ridge was sitting up, eyes rimmed with red.

From Literature

Except for one picked cuticle on a fingernail, which was ever so slightly rimmed with blood.

From The Wall Street Journal

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