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rime1

Syllabification: (rime)

Pronunciation: /rīm/

Definition of rime

noun

(also rime ice)

frost formed on cold objects by the rapid freezing of water vapor in cloud or fog.
literary hoarfrost.

verb

[with object] literary

cover (an object) with hoarfrost: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