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rime
1[ rahym ]
noun
- 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)
- to cover with rime or hoarfrost.
rime
2[ rahym ]
noun
rime
2/ raɪm /
noun
- frost formed by the freezing of supercooled water droplets in fog onto solid objects
verb
- tr to cover with rime or something resembling rime
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- rimeless adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of rime1
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Example Sentences
This coated the entire upper surface of the ship with a layer of rime ice.
Perhaps such a rime may have passed in Northern English, but certainly not in Midland.
Even the scribe has seen this, and has altered were to ware, to give a rime to the eye.
Further, as the rime is a double one, the word have must be inserted, to fill up the line.
Moreover, the rime is a false one, since swote and aboute have different vowel-sounds.
To get a rime to abrede or abreed, abroad, read forwerreyd; see l. 3251.
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