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  • past tense form of rim.
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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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Heat the oven to 400°F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.

From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026

A Hamby three-point shot at the halftime buzzer rimmed out and the Sparks headed to the locker room down 49-40.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2025

Prosper, who wore a grey T-shirt, attended his hearing wearing black rimmed glasses.

From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2025

Her yellow- rimmed red plastic sunglasses made the world look red.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

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