rim

n. [ As. rima, reoma, edge; cf. W. rhim, rhimp, a rim, edge, boundary, termination, Armor, rim. Cf. Rind. ] 1. The border, edge, or margin of a thing, usually of something circular or curving; as, the rim of a kettle or basin. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The lower part of the abdomen. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Arch rim (Phonetics), the line between the gums and the palate. --
Rim-fire cartridge. (Mil.) See under Cartridge. --
Rim lock. See under Lock. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Rimmed p. pr. & vb. n. Rimming. ] To furnish with a rim; to border. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Rimae [ L. ] (Anat.) A narrow and elongated aperture; a cleft; a fissure. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ [ From the native Oriental name. ] (Zool.) The clouded tiger cat (Felis marmorata) of Southern Asia and the East Indies. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Mil.) A short cylinder connecting a trunnion with the body of a cannon. See Illust. of Cannon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Etymol. uncertain. ] A step or round of a ladder; a rung. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Rimed p. pr. & vb. n. Riming. ] To freeze or congeal into hoarfrost. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

The trees were now covered with rime. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. rima. ] A rent or long aperture; a chink; a fissure; a crack. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]