rim

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

RIM, noun 1. the border, edge or margin of a thing; as the rim of a kettle or bason; usually applied to things circular or curving. 2. the lower part of the belly or abdomen. RIM, verb transitive to put on a rim or hoop at the border. RIME, noun This is the more correct orthography, but rhyme is commonly used, which see.] RIME, noun White or hoar frost; congealed dew or vapor. RIME, noun [Latin rima.] A chink; a fissure; a rent or long aperture. [Not in use.] RIME, verb intransitive to freeze or congeal into hoar frost.
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