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Webster's 1828 DictionaryRIM, n. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)n Merriam Webster's
Oxford Reference Dictionaryn. & v. --n. 1 a a raised edge or border. b a margin or verge, esp. of something circular. 2 the part of a pair of spectacles surrounding the lenses. 3 the outer edge of a wheel, on which the tyre is fitted. 4 a boundary line (the rim of the horizon). --v.tr. (rimmed, rimming) 1 a provide with a rim. b be a rim for or to. 2 edge, border. Phrases and idioms: rim-brake a brake acting on the rim of a wheel. Derivatives: rimless adj. rimmed adj. (also in comb.). Etymology: OE rima edge: cf. ON rimi ridge (the only known cognate) Webster's 1913 DictionaryRim Rim, n. [As. rima, reoma, edge; cf. W. rhim, rhimp, a rim, edge, boundary, termination, Armor, rim. Cf. Rind.] 1. The border, edge, or margin of a thing, usually of something circular or curving; as, the rim of a kettle or basin. 2. The lower part of the abdomen. [Obs.] --Shak. Arch rim (Phonetics), the line between the gums and the palate. Rim-fire cartridge. (Mil.) See under Cartridge. Rim lock. See under Lock. Webster's 1913 DictionaryRim Rim, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rimmed; p. pr. & vb. n. Rimming.] To furnish with a rim; to border. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary(rims) 1. The rim of a container such as a cup or glass is the edge that goes all the way round the top. She looked at him over the rim of her glass. N-COUNT: usu with supp 2. The rim of a circular object is its outside edge. ...a round mirror with white metal rim. N-COUNT: usu with supp 3. see also rimmed, -rimmed Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms
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