rimy
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of rimy
before 1000; Old English hrīmig (not recorded in ME). See rime 1, -y 1
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Of sailing, the weathers of the winter sea, the fishing itself, physical action and hardship, he gives a rimy, brilliant account.
From Time Magazine Archive
Stella kneels down on the gray rimy grass beside the grave and kisses fervently the hard frozen ground.
From Erlach Court by Ossip Schubin
He knew that heavy ice is generally opaque and white, but this was transparent, with rimy streaks on it that ran to and fro in irregular patterns.
From The Secret of the Reef by Harold Bindloss
The word to be noted here is the word rimy, i.e. covered with rime or hoar-frost.
From English Dialects From the Eighth Century to the Present Day by Walter W. (Walter William) Skeat
Christmas Day opened with a rimy, hazy morning, and the business thoroughfares were deserted.
From The Christian A Story by Sir Hall Caine
"I don't care who the man is, 'tis the rimiest morning we've had this fall."
From The Woodlanders by Thomas Hardy
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