rimes
- present tense form of rime (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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We've our business to attend Day's duties, bend back the bow in dreams as we may till the end rimes in the taut string with the sending.
From Time Magazine Archive
For half a heartbeat the rimes graven on the gold bands seemed to shimmer in the air.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
That huge horn with its bands of old gold, incised with ancient rimes ... had Mance Rayder lied to him, or was Tormund lying now?
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
"His armor is bronze, thousands and thousands of years old, engraved with magic rimes that ward him against harm," she whis-pered to Jeyne.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
This is a notable translation of a notable ballade, but it will be observed that it does not follow the strict rules as to the number of rimes.
From English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History by Alden, Raymond MacDonald
