rime
1[ rahym ]
/ raɪm /
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
1before 900; Middle English rim,Old English hrīm; cognate with Dutch rijm,Old Norse hrīm
OTHER WORDS FROM rime
rimeless, adjectiveDefinition for rime (2 of 2)
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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)
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