rime
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- noun
- /raɪm/
- UK
:
escarcha
- Lance cleans snow and rime from a weather instrument out at TAWO (Temporary Atmospheric Watch Observatory).
- rime ice
- rime and frost
- rime and snow
Examples
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The sun lay low about the mountains, piercing the air with shafts of liquid light that glittered on the fjord and haloed the rime-shaggy firs.
Fiction book (1993) -
A delicate rime of frost silvered everything—the dunes, the rocks, the windows of the house she couldn't afford to heat.
Fiction book (2002) -
Despite its heavy insulation, the hose was stiff with a rime of frost.
Fiction book (2001) -
To the east, the rime-covered fire tower on Kingdom Mountain disappeared.
Fiction book (2002) -
Rime rests on the grass blades.
Fiction book (2002) -
A faint rime clouds the window when dawn breaks, but a breath dispels it, and outside are lovely Corot-like visions—pale, shadowy, gray—worth the lost sleep to have seen.
Blog text (22) -
The trees were enveloped in a thick layer of rime, creating a stunning winter landscape.
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As the temperature dropped overnight, a delicate rime formed on the grass and fences.
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After the freezing rain, the entire cabin was covered in a beautiful coat of white rime.
Synonyms
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1.0
A thin layer of ice crystals on surfaces from very cold weather
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3.9
A thin layer of ice that forms on roads or power lines and makes them slippery
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9.9
A white frost of ice crystals that forms on plants and surfaces in cold weather
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9.3
A white layer of ice crystals that forms on trees, grass, and fences after a cold night
How Thick
Surface Forms
Etymology
Rime for the white ice on things comes from an old Germanic word meaning 'frost' or 'hoar', so it is basically a thin coat of frozen moisture — much like a natural form of frost on wires and trees.