Rime, v. i. & t. To rhyme. See
Rhyme.
Rime, n. Rhyme. See
Rhyme. Coleridge. Landor.
☞ This spelling, which is etymologically preferable, is coming
into use again.
Rime (?), n. [L. rima.] A
rent or long aperture; a chink; a fissure; a crack. Sir T.
Browne.
Rime, n. [AS. hrīm; akin to
D. rijm, Icel. hrīm, Dan. rim, Sw.
rim; cf. D. rijp, G. reif, OHG.
rīfo, hrīfo.] White frost; hoarfrost;
congealed dew or vapor.
The trees were now covered with
rime.
De Quincey.Rime, v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Rimed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Riming.] To freeze or congeal into hoarfrost.
Rime, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] A
step or round of a ladder; a rung.