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  • 11rim — O.E. rima edge, border, as in særima seashore, lit. rim of the sea, and dægrima dawn, lit. rim of the day. Related to O.N. rime, rimi a raised strip of land, ridge. No known cognates in other languages. The snare drummer s rim shot is recorded… …

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  • 12rim — [rim] n. [ME rime < OE rima, edge, border, akin to ON rimi, ridge < IE base * rem , to support, rest upon, rest > Sans rámatē, (he) stands still, rests] 1. an edge, border, or margin, esp. of something circular; often, a raised or… …

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  • 13Rim — Rim, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rimmed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rimming}.] To furnish with a rim; to border. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 14rim — s. m. 1. Víscera dupla que segrega a urina: Os rins estão colocados de cada lado da coluna vertebral. • rins s. m. pl. 2. A parte inferior da região lombar. 3.  [Arquitetura] Parte triangular de uma abóbada, compreendida entre a linha do… …

    Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • 15rim — ► NOUN 1) the upper or outer edge of something more or less circular. 2) (also wheel rim) the outer edge of a wheel, on which the tyre is fitted. 3) a limit or boundary. 4) an encircling stain or deposit. ► VERB (rimmed, rimming …

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  • 16rim|y — «RY mee», adjective, rim|i|er, rim|i|est. covered with rime or hoarfrost; frosty …

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  • 17rim — index border, boundary, edge (border), frontier, limit, margin (outside limit), mete, outline ( …

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  • 18RIM — RIM,   Nationalitätszeichen für Mauretanien …

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  • 19Rîm — m 〈G Ríma〉 glavni grad Italije, na rijeci Tiber …

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  • 20rim — Mot Monosíl·lab Nom masculí …

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