rim : Idioms & Phrases

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Arch rim

  • (Phonetics), the line between the gums and the palate.
Webster 1913

bouts-rimes

Bouts`-ri*més" noun plural (Also<
  • Bouts-rimes
  • Bouts-rimés
)
Etymology
F. bout end + rimé rhymed.
Definitions
  1. Words that rhyme, proposed as the ends of verses, to be filled out by the ingenuity of the person to whom they are offered.
Webster 1913

horn-rimmed

  • adjective satellite having the frame made of horn or tortoise shell or plastic that simulates either
    • horn-rimmed glasses
WordNet

Pawl rim ∨ ring

  • (Naut.), a stationary metallic ring surrounding the base of a capstan, having notches for the pawls to catch in.
Webster 1913

red-rimmed

  • adjective satellite rimmed with red
    • your red-rimmed eyes reveal that you have been crying
WordNet

rim blight

  • noun a disease of tea plants
WordNet

Rim lock

  • . See under Lock.
Webster 1913

Rim-fire cartridge

  • . (Mil.) See under Cartridge.
Webster 1913