rime

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Noun

Archaic in the form rimes: originally, any frozen dew forming a white deposit on exposed surfaces; hoar frost (sense 1).
A film or slimy coating. White hair as an indication of old age.
A film or slimy coating.
White hair as an indication of old age.
Ice formed by the rapid freezing of cold water droplets of fog on to a cold surface.
Ice formed by the rapid freezing of cold water droplets of fog on to a cold surface.
A coating or sheet of ice so formed.
A cold fog or mist.

To cover (something) with rime (noun etymology 1, noun sense 1 or etymology 1, noun sense 3.1) or hoar frost. To cover (something) with a thin coating or film; to coat.
To cover (something) with rime (noun etymology 1, noun sense 1 or etymology 1, noun sense 3.1) or hoar frost.
To cover (something) with a thin coating or film; to coat.
Sometimes followed by up: of a thing: to become covered with rime or hoar frost.

Archaic spelling of rhyme (“word that rhymes with another”).
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote The Rime of the Ancient Mariner in 1797–1798.
The second part of a syllable, from the vowel on (as opposed to the onset).

Synonym of ream. To enlarge (a hole), especially using a tool such as a reamer. To remove debris from inside (something, such as a freshly bored hole or a pipe) using a tool.
To enlarge (a hole), especially using a tool such as a reamer.
To remove debris from inside (something, such as a freshly bored hole or a pipe) using a tool.

To dye (wool or yarn) reddish-brown by boiling or soaking in water with alder twigs.

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