Rime RIME, n. [The deduction of this word from the Greek is a palpable error. The true orthography is rime or ryme; but as rime is hoar frost, and rhyme gives the true pronunciation, it may be convenient to continue the present orthography.
1. In poetry, the correspondence of sounds in the terminating words or syllables of two verses, one of which succeeds the other immediately, or at no great distance.
For rhyme with reason may dispense, and sound has right to govern sense.
To constitute this correspondence in single words or in syllables, it is necessary that the vowel, and the final articulations or consonants, should be the same, or have nearly the same sound. The initial consonants may be different, as in find and mind, new and drew, cause and laws.
2. A harmonical succession of sounds.
The youth with songs and rhymes, some dance, and some haul the rope.
3. Poetry; a poem.
He knew himself to sing, and build the lofty rhyme.
4. A word of sound to answer to another word.
Rhyme or reason, number or sense.
But from that time unto this season, I had neither rhyme nor reason.
RHYME, v.i.
1. To accord in sound.
But fagoted his notions as they fell, and if they rhym'd and rattl'd, all was well.
2. To make verses.
There march'd the bard and blockhead side by side, who rhym'd for hire, and patroniz'd for pride.
RHYME, v.t. To put into rhyme.

rime n 1: ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside) [syn: frost, hoar, hoarfrost, rime] 2: correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds) [syn: rhyme, rime] v 1: be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable; "hat and cat rhyme" [syn: rhyme, rime] 2: compose rhymes [syn: rhyme, rime]

rime I. noun Etymology: Middle English rim, from Old English hrīm; akin to Old Norse hrīm frost Date: before 12th century 1. frost 1b 2. an accumulation of granular ice tufts on the windward sides of exposed objects that is formed from supercooled fog or cloud and built out directly against the wind 3. crust, incrustation <a rime of snow> II. transitive verb (rimed; riming) Date: circa 1755 to cover with or as if with rime III. variant of rhyme

rime
1.
n. & v.
--n.
1 frost, esp. formed from cloud or fog.
2 poet. hoar-frost.
--v.tr. cover with rime.
Etymology: OE hrim
2.
archaic var. of RHYME.

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Rhyme \Rhyme\, n. [OE. ryme, rime, AS. r[=i]m number; akin to OHG. r[=i]m number, succession, series, G. reim rhyme. The modern sense is due to the influence of F. rime, which is of German origin, and originally the same word.] [The Old English spelling rime is becoming again common. See Note under Prime.] 1. An expression of thought in numbers, measure, or verse; a composition in verse; a rhymed tale; poetry; harmony of language. ``Railing rhymes.'' --Daniel. A ryme I learned long ago. --Chaucer. He knew Himself to sing, and build the lofty rime. --Milton. 2. (Pros.) Correspondence of sound in the terminating words or syllables of two or more verses, one succeeding another immediately or at no great distance. The words or syllables so used must not begin with the same consonant, or if one begins with a vowel the other must begin with a consonant. The vowel sounds and accents must be the same, as also the sounds of the final consonants if there be any. For rhyme with reason may dispense, And sound has right to govern sense. --Prior. 3. Verses, usually two, having this correspondence with each other; a couplet; a poem containing rhymes. 4. A word answering in sound to another word. Female rhyme. See under Female. Male rhyme. See under Male. Rhyme or reason, sound or sense. Rhyme royal (Pros.), a stanza of seven decasyllabic verses, of which the first and third, the second, fourth, and fifth, and the sixth and seventh rhyme.

Rime \Rime\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rimed; p. pr. & vb. n. Riming.] To freeze or congeal into hoarfrost.

Rime \Rime\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] A step or round of a ladder; a rung.

Rime \Rime\, n. Rhyme. See Rhyme. --Coleridge. --Landor. Note: This spelling, which is etymologically preferable, is coming into use again.

Rime \Rime\, v. i. & t. To rhyme. See Rhyme.

Rime \Rime\, n. [L. rima.] A rent or long aperture; a chink; a fissure; a crack. --Sir T. Browne.

Rime \Rime\, n. [AS. hr[=i]m; akin to D. rijm, Icel. hr[=i]m, Dan. rim, Sw. rim; cf. D. rijp, G. reif, OHG. r[=i]fo, hr[=i]fo.] White frost; hoarfrost; congealed dew or vapor. The trees were now covered with rime. --De Quincey.

rime n. 1. Hoar-frost, congealed dew. 2. Rhyme.

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