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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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I like her rimmed bowl for breakfast or a light lunch.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

He wore a black t-shirt, dark trousers and black rimmed glasses as he entered his pleas.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2025

Impossibly deep caves in somber velvets and blues are rimmed with massive coffin ships of unknown origin.

From New York Times • Jun. 18, 2024

They didn’t panic as Denver pushed and as the Lakers’ shots rimmed in and out.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2024

Dark- rimmed glasses over her long-lashed eyes make her look very professional and also pretty.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

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