rimed
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8.6
- adjective
- /raɪmd/
- UK
- On winter mornings, the grass appears rimed and silvery under the pale sunlight.
Examples
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He walked through the rimed meadows, leaving tracks in the frozen grass.
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The rimed trees looked magical in the morning light.
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The old fence was rimed with glittering crystals after the cold night.
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After the frost settled, the grass was beautifully rimed.
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The rimed trees glistened in the sunlight after the overnight frost.
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We admired the rimed branches, which looked like they were covered in diamonds.
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The garden was beautiful in winter, with every flower rimed with a delicate layer of ice.
Synonyms
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2.8
Covered with a thin layer of ice or sweet icing
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1.0
Cold, often with a thin layer of ice on the ground
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1.0
Shiny and slippery from a thin layer of ice
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9.9
Covered with a thin white layer of frost
How Frosted
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1.0
- UK
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8.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Rimed comes from the noun rime, from an old English word hrīm that meant 'frost'. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine a thin white rim of ice on the grass, so rimed means 'covered with a thin layer of frost'.