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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BRIM, n.
1. The rim, lip or broadborder of any vessel or other thing; as the brim of a hat, or of a vessel.
2. The upper edge of a vessel, whether broad or not; as the brim of a cup or glass.
3. The top of any liquor; the edge or that next the border at the top.
The feet of the priests were dipped in the brim of the water. Josh 3.
4. The edge or brink of a fountain; the verge.
BRIM, a. Public; well known; celebrated. [Not in use.]
BRIM, v.t. To fill to the brim, upper edge, or top.
BRIM, v.i. To be full to the brim.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the top edge of a vessel or other container [syn: brim, rim, lip]
2: a circular projection that sticks outward from the crown of a hat v
1: be completely full; "His eyes brimmed with tears"
2: fill as much as possible; "brim a cup to good fellowship"

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English brimme; akin to Middle High German brem edge Date: 13th century 1. a. (1) an upper or outer margin ; verge (2) archaic the upper surface of a body of water b. the edge or rim of a hollow vessel, a natural depression, or a cavity 2. the projecting rim of a hat • brimless adjective II. verb (brimmed; brimming) Date: 1598 transitive verb to fill to the brim intransitive verb 1. to be or become full often to overflowing <eyes brimming with tears> 2. to reach or overflow a brim

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 the edge or lip of a cup or other vessel, or of a hollow. 2 the projecting edge of a hat. --v.tr. & intr. (brimmed, brimming) fill or be full to the brim. Phrases and idioms: brim over overflow. Derivatives: brimless adj. brimmed adj. (usu. in comb.). Etymology: ME brimme, of unkn. orig.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Brim Brim, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Brimmed; p. pr. & vb. n. Brimming.] To be full to the brim. ``The brimming stream.'' --Milton. To brim over (literally or figuratively), to be so full that some of the contents flows over the brim; as, a cup brimming over with wine; a man brimming over with fun.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Brim Brim, n. [OE. brim, brimme, AS. brymme edge, border; akin to Icel. barmr, Sw. br["a]m, Dan. br[ae]mme, G. brame, br["a]me. Possibly the same word as AS. brim surge, sea, and properly meaning, the line of surf at the border of the sea, and akin to L. fremere to roar, murmur. Cf. Breeze a fly.] 1. The rim, border, or upper edge of a cup, dish, or any hollow vessel used for holding anything. Saw I that insect on this goblet's brim I would remove it with an anxious pity. --Coleridge. 2. The edge or margin, as of a fountain, or of the water contained in it; the brink; border. The feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water. --Josh. iii. 15. 3. The rim of a hat. --Wordsworth.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Brim Brim, v. t. To fill to the brim, upper edge, or top. Arrange the board and brim the glass. --Tennyson.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Brim Brim, a. Fierce; sharp; cold. See Breme. [Obs.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Breme Breme (br[=e]m), a. [OE. breme, brime, fierce, impetuous, glorious, AS. br[=e]me, br[=y]me, famous. Cf. Brim, a.] 1. Fierce; sharp; severe; cruel. [Obs.] --Spenser. From the septentrion cold, in the breme freezing air. --Drayton. 2. Famous; renowned; well known. --Wright. [Written also brim and brimme.]

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(brims, brimming, brimmed) 1. The brim of a hat is the wide part that sticks outwards at the bottom. Rain dripped from the brim of his baseball cap. ...a flat black hat with a wide brim. N-COUNT: oft N of n, adj N • -brimmed ...a floppy-brimmed hat. COMB in ADJ: usu ADJ n 2. If someone or something is brimming with a particular quality, they are full of that quality. England are brimming with confidence after two straight wins in the tournament. VERB: usu cont, V with n • Brim over means the same as brim. Her heart brimmed over with love and adoration for Charles. PHRASAL VERB: V P with n, also V P 3. When your eyes are brimming with tears, they are full of fluid because you are upset, although you are not actually crying. Michael looked at him imploringly, eyes brimming with tears. VERB: V with n • Brim over means the same as brim. When she saw me, her eyes brimmed over with tears and she could not speak. PHRASAL VERB: V P with n, also V P 4. If something brims with particular things, it is packed full of them. The flowerbeds brim with a mixture of lilies and roses. VERB: V with n 5. If something, especially a container, is filled to the brim or full to the brim with something, it is filled right up to the top. Richard filled her glass right up to the brim... PHRASE: V inflects

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

qatseh or qetseh = "an extremity" (in a variety of applications and idioms), "border," "edge," "side," "shore" (Jos 3:15 the King James Version; the Revised Version (British and American) "brink"); also saphah or sepheth = "edge," "lip" (1Ki 7:23,24,26; 2Ch 4:2,5). In Joh 2:7, the adverb ano, is used to emphasize the verb egemisan = "to fill," thus giving the idea of "filling to the top."

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Edge, border, rim, verge, margin, skirt, brink. 2. Shore, bank, border, margin, marge, rim, sands, coast.

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

(Abbreviation of Brimstone.) An abandoned woman; perhaps originally only a passionate or irascible woman, compared to brimstone for its inflammability.

Moby Thesaurus

bank, board, border, bordure, brink, brow, coast, edge, featheredge, flange, frame, fringe, hem, labellum, labium, labrum, ledge, limb, limbus, lip, list, marge, margin, overflow, ragged edge, rim, selvage, shore, side, sideline, skirt, verge