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Origin of chime
1OTHER WORDS FROM chime
chimer, nounun·chim·ing, adjectiveDefinition for chime (2 of 2)
chime2
[ chahym ]
/ tʃaɪm /
noun
the edge or brim of a cask, barrel, or the like, formed by the ends of the staves projecting beyond the head or bottom.
Also chimb, chine.
Origin of chime
21350–1400; Middle English chimb(e); compare Old English cimbing chime; cognate with Middle Low German, Middle Dutch kimme edge
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British Dictionary definitions for chime (1 of 2)
chime1
/ (tʃaɪm) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of chime
chimer, nounWord Origin for chime
C13: probably shortened from earlier chymbe bell, ultimately from Latin cymbalum cymbal
British Dictionary definitions for chime (2 of 2)
chime2
chimb chine (tʃaɪn)
/ (tʃaɪm) /
noun
the projecting edge or rim of a cask or barrel
Word Origin for chime
Old English cimb-; related to Middle Low German kimme outer edge, Swedish kimb
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