stime
[ stahym ]
/ staɪm /
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noun Scot., Irish English.
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
Nearby words
- stilted,
- stilton,
- stilwell,
- stilyaga,
- stim,
- stimson,
- stimson, henry lewis,
- stimulant,
- stimulate,
- stimulated emission
Origin of stime
1250–1300; Middle English (Scots); perhaps < Old Norse skīmi a glimpse
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Examples from the Web for stime
Even with three wicks it gave but a stime of light, and never allowed the weaver to see more than the half of his loom at a time.
Auld Licht Idylls|J. M. Barrie