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rime1

Pronunciation: /rʌɪm/

Definition of rime

noun

  • (also rime ice) [mass noun] frost formed on cold objects by the rapid freezing of water vapour in cloud or fog.
  • literary hoar frost: the rime was thick and crisp on the grass

verb

[with object] literary
  • cover (an object) with hoar frost:he does not brush away the frost that rimes his beard

Origin:

Old English hrīm, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch rijm. The word became rare in Middle English but was revived in literary use at the end of the 18th century

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Definition of rime in the US English dictionary