to cover with rime

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• rime — rime1 rimeless, adj. /ruym/, n., v., rimed, riming. n. 1. Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object. Cf. frost (def. 2),… …   Universalium

• rime — I [[t]raɪm[/t]] n. v. rimed, rim•ing 1) mer frost 2) 2) mer to cover with rime or hoarfrost • Etymology: bef. 900; ME rim, OE hrīm; c. D rijm, ON hrīm rim′y, adj. rim•i•er, rim•i•est. II rime [[t]raɪm[/t]] n. v. t. v. i. rimed, rim•ing pro rhyme …   From formal English to slang

• rime — I. /raɪm / (say ruym) noun, verb (t), verb (i) (rimed, riming) → rhyme. II. /raɪm / (say ruym) noun 1. a rough, white icy covering deposited on trees, etc., somewhat resembling white frost, but formed only from fog or vapour bearing air. –verb… …  

• rime —   n. frost; hoar frost; ice formed from supercooled fog or cloud; v.t. cover with rime.    ♦ rimy, a …   Dictionary of difficult words

• 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 …   Useful english dictionary

• rime — [1] ► NOUN technical & literary ▪ hoar frost. ► VERB literary ▪ cover with hoar frost. DERIVATIVES rimy adjective (literary ). ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

• 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 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• rime — rime1 [rʌɪm] noun (also rime ice) frost formed on cold objects by the rapid freezing of water vapour in cloud or fog. ↘literary hoar frost. verb literary cover with hoar frost. Origin OE hrīm, of Gmc origin. rime2 noun & verb archaic spelling of… …   English new terms dictionary

• rime — raɪm n. similarity of sound at the end of words or lines of poetry (also rhyme); word that ends with a sound similar to that of another word (also rhyme); thin white coating of ice crystals v. compose rhymes, write words or lines of poetry that… …   English contemporary dictionary

• The Rime of the Ancient Mariner in popular culture — This entry lists mentions of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner in popular culture.Literature* In James M. Cain s crime novel Double Indemnity , Phyllis is described as the creature who came on board ship to shoot dice in The Rime of the Ancient… …   Wikipedia

• rimy — rime [1] ► NOUN technical & literary ▪ hoar frost. ► VERB literary ▪ cover with hoar frost. DERIVATIVES rimy adjective (literary ). ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary