rime

[ rahym ]

/ raɪm /

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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), rimed, rim·ing.

to cover with rime or hoarfrost.

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Origin of rime

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

OTHER WORDS FROM rime

rimeless, adjective

Words nearby rime

rillettes, rim, Rima, rimaye, Rimbaud, rime, rimer, rime riche, rimester, rime suffisante, rimfire

Other definitions for rime (2 of 2)

rime²

[ rahym ]

/ raɪm /

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

rhyme.

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How to use rime in a sentence

This coated the entire upper surface of the ship with a layer of rime ice.
Explainer: Rainbows, fogbows and their eerie cousins|Matthew Cappucci|May 1, 2020|Science News For Students
Perhaps such a rime may have passed in Northern English, but certainly not in Midland.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
Even the scribe has seen this, and has altered were to ware, to give a rime to the eye.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
Further, as the rime is a double one, the word have must be inserted, to fill up the line.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer

Moreover, the rime is a false one, since swote and aboute have different vowel-sounds.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
To get a rime to abrede or abreed, abroad, read forwerreyd; see l. 3251.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer

British Dictionary definitions for rime (1 of 2)

rime¹

/ (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

Word Origin for rime

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

British Dictionary definitions for rime (2 of 2)