rim
An edge around something, especially when circularAn edge around something, especially when circular.
» I enjoy sipping on a margarita with salt around the rim.
Meaning
7 sensesAn edge around something, especially when circular.
Rand, Kante
крайkraj, о́бодóbod, ободо́кobodók
the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object
A wheelrim.
A semicircular copydesk.
The narrow surface of wine that meets the glass when it is tilted, used in identifying the age, body, etc.
(UK, dialectal)A membrane.
(UK, dialectal)A step of a ladder; a rung.
(UK, dialectal, obsolete)The membrane enclosing the intestines; the peritoneum, hence loosely, the intestines; the lower part of the abdomen; belly.
Examples
22 sentencesI enjoy sipping on a margarita with salt around the rim.
Tom wears thick-rimmed glasses.
ruТом носит очки в толстой оправе.
Tom wears black-rimmed glasses.
ruТом носит очки в чёрной оправе.
Tom wears horn-rimmed glasses.
ruТом носит очки в роговой оправе.
deTom trägt eine Hornbrille.
Tom filled Mary's wine glass to the rim.
ruТом наполнил до краёв бокал вина Марии.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English rim, rym, rime, from Old English rima (“rim, edge, border, bank, coastFrom Middle English rim, rym, rime, from Old English rima (“rim, edge, border, bank, coast”), from Proto-Germanic *rimô, *rembô (“edge, border”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *rem-, *remə- (“to rest, support, be based”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Rim (“plank, wooden cross, trellis”), Old Saxon rimi (“edge; border; trim”), Icelandic rimi (“a strip of land”).
From Middle English rim, rym, ryme, reme, from Old English rēoma (“membrane, ligament”), from Proto-West Germanic *reumō.
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