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rime
1[ rahym ]
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, riming.
- to cover with rime or hoarfrost.
rime
2[ rahym ]
noun
rimed, riming.
rime
1/ °ù²¹Éª³¾ /
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
rime
2/ °ù²¹Éª³¾ /
noun
- an archaic spelling of rhyme
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of rime1
before 900; Middle English rim, Old English ³ó°ùÄ«³¾; cognate with Dutch rijm, Old Norse ³ó°ùÄ«³¾
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of rime1
Old English ³ó°ùÄ«³¾ ; related to Dutch rijm , Middle High German °ùÄ«³¾±ð±ô²Ô to coat with frost
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Example Sentences
Late in September, when he woke up mornings, he would see rime on the ground.
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If the riming is particularly intense, the rimed snow crystal can grow to an appreciable size, but remain less than 0.2 inches.
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In the larger refrigerated chambers, hooks impaled butterflied swine and cattle rimed with frost, their pale ribs gleaming in the shallow light.
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Crisp, opaque rime — now doesn’t that roll trippingly off the tongue?
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But do you know your hoar frost from your rime?
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