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rime1 definition

rime (rīm)

noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb rimed, riming rim′·ing

rhyme

Etymology: sp. preferred by many as historically correct: see rhyme

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rime2 definition

rime (rīm)

noun

frost (sense )

Etymology: ME < OE hrim, akin to ON < IE base *krei-, to touch lightly > OE hrinan, to touch

transitive verb rimed, riming rim′·ing

to coat with rime

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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